Executive Summary

Number of Patients: 2,210

Categories of fetal anomalies, in descending order of frequency:

• Central Nervous System (42.9%)
• Genetic (19.4%)
• Skeletal (9.5%)
• Cardiac (5.4%)
• Renal (4.2%)
• Pulmonary (1.4%)
• Fetal infection (1.3%)
• Gastrointestinal (1.2%)
• Premature Membrane Rupture (1.1%)
• Twin/Twin Transfusion (0.4%)
• Other / Miscellaneous (13.2%)

Average gestation: 27 weeks (range: 15-38 weeks)

Procedure used:

• Induction (81.6%)
• D&E (11.7%)
• Combined Induction / D&E (5.6%)
• Other (0.7%)
• Consult only (0.5%)

Average induction time: 2.5 hours

• 36.8% - 1 hour or less
• 59.4% - 2 hours or less
• 84.6% - 4 hours or less

Complication / hospitalization rate: 0.51%

Percentage of fetuses on which special studies were performed:

• Autopsy or tissue samples taken (11.2%)
• Chromosomes, amniotic fluid, or fetal blood (4.7%)
• Both categories of studies (1.8%)
• No special studies requested (82.2%)

Average age of patients: 29 years (range: 13-56 years)

Ethnic background of patients:

• Caucasian (77.1%)
• Hispanic (5.8%)
• Asian (5.8%)
• African-American (3.9%)
• Other (1.4%)
• Not specified (1.5%)

Marital status of patients:

• Married (81.1%)
• Single (14.2%)
• Separated / Divorced (3.1%)
• None or not specified (1.5%)

Religious backgrounds of patients:

• Protestant (36.2%)
• Catholic (32.5%)
• Jewish (3.7%)
• Other (4.5%)
• None or not specified (23.0%)

Educational level of patients:

• Less than 12 years (12.3%)
• Completed High School / GED (36.2%)
• Completed College (36.7%)
• Graduate School (12.8%)
• Not specified (2.0%)