BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Multicenter Study
Termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly after 23 weeks of gestation: a European register-based study.
To determine the prevalence of termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA) after 23 weeks of gestation in European countries, and describe the spectrum of anomalies for which late TOPFA is recorded. ⋯ Late TOPFA is rare in Europe, and varies in prevalence between countries. Compared with earlier TOPFA, late TOPFA is more often performed for a nonchromosomal isolated major structural anomaly and less often for a fetus with a chromosomal syndrome or multiple anomalies.