Title
Analysis of fatal congenital anomalies among pregnant women at Saudi Arabia using ultrasonography
Authors
Nagla Hussein Mohamed Khalid, Norah Saeedan Alyami, Rahaf Saad Althobaiti, Naseem Ali Salem Al Salem, Sarah Saad Rashed Al Qatran & Ghaida Ali Alosaimi
Affiliation
Department of Radiological Science, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; *Corresponding author
Nagla Hussein Mohamed Khalid - E-mail: nhussien150@gmail.com
Norah Saeedan Alyami - E-mail: Noraseedan@gmail.com
Rahaf Saad Althobaiti - E-mail: Rsaaalthobaiti@gmail.com
Naseem Ali Salem Al Salem - E-mail: nasoom1233@icloud.com
Sarah Saad Rashed Al Qatran - E-mail: Sarahsaad78@icloud.com
Ghaida Ali Alosaimi - E-mail: ghidaaa100@outlook.sa
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
The association between pregnant women’s health and the presence of congenital anomalies at Saudi Arabia is of interest. The total sample comprised of 100 individuals and the examinations took place in the period January 2023-January 2024. Relationships between health factors, demographic variables and foetal anomalies were assessed using Chi-square tests. With the majority of the participants being in the optimum childbearing age range, the average point of gestation at the time of the ultrasound assessment was 26.5 weeks and the average age of the women was 29.8-years old. Five major forms of congenital anomaly were observed among the 100 women examined. These were as follows: cardiac anomalies (34% of the total number of anomalies); musculoskeletal anomalies (22% of the total); central nervous system anomalies (20% of the total); gastrointestinal anomalies (15% of the total); and genitourinary anomalies (9% of the total), Just under a third (30%) of the sample reported that they had some form of adverse health condition (40% of this group had diabetes mellitus and 27% had hypertension).
Keywords
Ultrasound examinations, congenital anomalies, pregnant women, gestational age, maternal pathology
Citation
Khalid et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1176-1181 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
