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Good prognosis for psychomotor development in survivors with nonimmune hydrops fetalis
Author(s) -
Haverkamp F.,
Noeker M.,
Gerresheim G.,
Fahnenstich H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11702.x
Subject(s) - psychomotor learning , hydrops fetalis , medicine , psychomotor retardation , pediatrics , etiology , fetus , disease , pregnancy , obstetrics , pathology , psychiatry , biology , cognition , alternative medicine , genetics
We examined the psychomotor development of 33 of 61 surviving children, from a series of 107 consecutive live‐born cases with nonimmune hydrops fetalis. The majority had a normal outcome. Three had a (simultaneous) serious underlying disease (e.g. fetal herpes infection) and had either severe psychomotor retardation or blindness. Two showed clumsiness and were considered to have minor neurological dysfunction. We conclude that survivors, especially those with transient benign intrauterine conditions, such as lymphatic aetiology have no additional risk to their psychomotor development.