Atrial and ventricular septal defects - epidemiology and spontaneous closure.

OBJECTIVE: To present data on the epidemiology and spontaneous closure for septal defects (secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and/or ventricular septal defect (VSD)). METHODS: Data from the EUROCAT Registry of Congenital Malformations for Funen County, Denmark were analyzed. All infants born from 1986 to 1998, diagnosed with a secundum ASD and/or a VSD as the only cardiac malformation, were included. RESULTS: There were 78 infants with an ASD, 195 with a VSD, and 19 had both an ASD and a VSD. The overall prevalence of septal defects was 4.1 per 1000 livebirths. Among the VSDs 45% were perimembranous and 55% were muscular defects. Associated non-cardiac malformations, syndromes, or karyotype anomalies were present in 54 cases (19% of total) but with a significantly lower proportion among cases with muscular VSDs (7%, p < 0.05). Eighty-one percent of the cases had an isolated cardiac malformation. Five of 61 cases (8%) with isolated ASD were closed surgically before five years of age and 43 (70%) closed spontaneously within the first five years of life. Of the 65 cases with isolated perimembranous VSDs, 13 were closed surgically (20%) and 13 closed spontaneously (20%). Of the 99 cases with isolated muscular VSDs no defects were closed by surgery and 64 (65%) closed spontaneously. The rate of spontaneous closure for perimembranous and muscular VSDs were significantly different (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Secundum ASD has a high rate of spontaneous closure. Perimembranous and muscular VSDs seem to be two different diseases with different epidemiology and natural history.     

Atrial and ventricular septal defects – epidemiology and spontaneous closure

Objective.?To present data on the epidemiology and spontaneous closure for septal defects (secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and/or ventricular septal defect (VSD)).

Methods.?Data from the EUROCAT Registry of Congenital Malformations for Funen County, Denmark were analyzed. All infants born from 1986 to 1998, diagnosed with a secundum ASD and/or a VSD as the only cardiac malformation, were included.

Results.?There were 78 infants with an ASD, 195 with a VSD, and 19 had both an ASD and a VSD. The overall prevalence of septal defects was 4.1 per 1000 livebirths. Among the VSDs 45% were perimembranous and 55% were muscular defects. Associated non-cardiac malformations, syndromes, or karyotype anomalies were present in 54 cases (19% of total) but with a significantly lower proportion among cases with muscular VSDs (7%, p < 0.05). Eighty-one percent of the cases had an isolated cardiac malformation. Five of 61 cases (8%) with isolated ASD were closed surgically before five years of age and 43 (70%) closed spontaneously within the first five years of life. Of the 65 cases with isolated perimembranous VSDs, 13 were closed surgically (20%) and 13 closed spontaneously (20%). Of the 99 cases with isolated muscular VSDs no defects were closed by surgery and 64 (65%) closed spontaneously. The rate of spontaneous closure for perimembranous and muscular VSDs were significantly different (p < 0.0001).

Conclusions.?Secundum ASD has a high rate of spontaneous closure. Perimembranous and muscular VSDs seem to be two different diseases with different epidemiology and natural history.     

Early fetal echocardiography: ready for prime time?

The objective of this study was to examine the performance of early fetal echocardiography as a screening tool for major cardiac defects in a high-risk population. Fetal echocardiograms performed at 12 to 16 weeks were reviewed. Cases that did not undergo a follow-up echocardiogram at 18 to 22 weeks were excluded. Results of the early and follow-up echocardiograms were compared. Over a 4-year period, 119 early fetal echocardiograms were recorded. Of those, 81 (68%) had follow-up fetal echocardiograms. Results of the early echocardiogram were normal in 77 of 81 (95.1%) cases. Of these, the follow-up was normal in 75 of these 77 cases; in the remaining 2, the follow-up raised suspicion for a ventricular septal defect (VSD) in one and persistent left superior vena cava in the other. On the other hand, the early echocardiogram was abnormal in 4 (4.9%) cases: (1) atrioventricular canal defect, with the follow-up demonstrating a VSD; (2) hypoplastic right ventricle and transposition of the great arteries, confirmed on follow-up; (3) VSD and coarctation of the aorta, confirmed on follow-up. In the fourth case, the early echocardiogram suspected a VSD and right-left disproportion, yet the follow-up was normal. In conclusion, early fetal echocardiography appears to be a reasonable screening tool for major cardiac defects.     

Surgical repair of ventricular septal defect without ventriculotomy in the first 12 months of life.

Sixty-eight infants with clinical evidence of a large ventricular septal defect (VSD), refractory to conventional medical treatment, underwent surgical closure within the first 12 months of life from August 1987 to June 1991. There were 43 males and 25 females. The ages of the patients ranged from two to 12 months, with a mean age of 6.6 months. The mean body weight of the patients was 5.4 kg (range, 2.3-10 kg). Surgery was performed because of intractable heart failure in 27 infants (39.7%), failure to thrive in 40 (58.8%), repeated pneumonia in 43 (63.2%) and prolonged endotracheal intubation in nine (13.2%). There were 21 patients with a supracristal VSD (30.9%) and 47 patients with perimembranous VSD (69.1%). Nine patients (13.2%) had preoperative cardiac catheterization. Transatrial repair of perimembranous VSDs and transpulmonary repair of supracristal VSDs was used exclusively without ventriculotomy. Surgically induced heart blocks did not occur in any of the patients. Only two patients (2.9%) died during the early postoperative period. Diagnosis in most cases was confirmed by the present advanced integrated color Doppler echocardiographic technology which is widely used by pediatric cardiologists. There was no need to perform cardiac catheterization in most patients with VSDs. The morbidity and mortality were very low. We strongly suggest that for infants with a large VSD, primary repair should be the procedure of choice.     

The genetic and clinical outcome of isolated fetal muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Introduction: Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of chromosomal aberration (both microscopic and submicroscopic) and the clinical outcome of fetuses with isolated muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD).

Material and methods: The study included 40 pregnant women whose fetuses were diagnosed with isolated muscular ventricular septal defect (mVSD). Of these, 30 patients underwent amniocentesis and 10 declined. All samples were tested by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA). Of the 40 women in the study, 32 gave birth and the clinical outcome of the children was retrieved from the patients’ medical records.

Results: Of the 30 patients who underwent amniocentesis, one was detected with mosaic Klinefelter syndrome and one was detected with a pathogenic copy number variant unrelated to the VSD. Clinical follow-up was performed on 26 children after birth. The first postnatal echocardiography did not detect a VSD in 13 (50%) of the followed-up children. Spontaneous closure occurred in another eight (30.8%) children during the postnatal follow-up period. In only five children (19.2%) VSD was still detected by echocardiography after the first year of life.

Discussion: Isolated muscular VSD diagnosed prenatally does not appear to be a significant risk factor for chromosomal abnormalities and has a favorable clinical outcome.     

第二代动脉导管未闭封堵器封堵 特殊类型室间隔缺损2例报告

目的　总结分析应用第二代动脉导管未闭封堵器（ADO-Ⅱ）对特殊类型室间隔缺损（VSD）封堵的技巧。方法　研究对象为2011年8月至9月在上海交通大学医学院附属上海儿童医学中心行介入治疗的患儿2例,因应用常规VSD封堵器封堵困难,遂选取ADO-Ⅱ进行治疗。常规建立动静脉轨迹后,采用主动脉内释放,然后行左室、升主动脉造影和心脏超声检查,如封堵器位置好,无残余分流、瓣膜反流则释放。结果　例1左室造影显示为膜周VSD,左室面7.6 mm,较大假性室隔瘤形成,右室分流口弥散,最大约2.3 mm,缺损上缘距主动脉为6.1 mm。导丝建轨后,7 F长鞘无法通过分流口,最后选用5F长鞘,“6 mm×4 mm”的ADO-Ⅱ封堵成功,术后心脏超声三尖瓣轻微分流。例2心室造影为肌部VSD,左室面6.3 mm,右室分流口为2 mm,上缘距主动脉16 mm。因VSD走行异常且分流口小,最终选冠脉导丝建轨成功,应用4 F长鞘,“4 mm×4 mm”ADO-Ⅱ封堵成功。2例患儿术后1d复查心脏超声和心电图,无异常,观察5 d后出院随访,并口服阿司匹林［3～5 mg/（kg·d）］。结论　对于一些形态较特殊的VSD,常规VSD封堵器无法成功封堵时,可选择ADO-Ⅱ进行封堵,手术操作简单、安全、可靠而并发症少。     

Implementation of guidelines for preventing early onset group B streptococcal infection

Early onset Group B Streptococcus (EOGBS) disease, defined by an onset within the first 72 hours of life, occurs in 1.3 to 3.7 per 1,000 live births. The authors sought to determine the impact of the new CDC/AAP/ACOG guidelines on the prepartum screening practice, intrapartum management, incidence of EOGBS infection, and evaluation of neonates born to GBS colonized women at University Macdonald Women's Hospital (Cleveland, OH). A retrospective analysis by chart review was conducted from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997 of women identified as GBS colonized during prenatal screening. These women were then divided into 2 groups: period I, women who delivered January 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996 (before institutional implementation of the guidelines for management of GBS colonization]; and period II, women who delivered July 1, 1996 to December 31, 1997 after implementation of the guidelines. A chart review was conducted for infants 72 hours old, and GBS culture positive (blood or CSF) for the same time period. In complying with the new screening and treatment guidelines, there was a significant increase in the number of mothers screened and the detection of maternal colonization, plus a 63% reduction in EOGBS. There was also a substantial reduction in the number of invasive procedures on the neonates. The authors conclude that the new guidelines are both medically and economically effective.     

Antibiotic prophylaxis and non-group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of increased use of intravenous penicillin for group B streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae, GBS) antibiotic prophylaxis on non-GBS neonatal sepsis and antibiotic resistance. METHODS: We undertook a nonconcurrent cohort study. Microbiology cultures originating from infants with early-onset neonatal sepsis in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) from 1992 to 1999 were reviewed. Prevalence of non-GBS neonatal sepsis in the control period (January 1, 1992, through June 30, 1995) was compared with that in the study period (October 1, 1995, through August 31, 1999), when the protocol changed. Chi-squared or Fisher exact tests were used to determine statistical significance. Resistance patterns were compared in similar fashion. RESULTS: The prevalence of non-GBS neonatal sepsis was 1.2 per 1,000 (36 of 31,133) live births before and 1.1 per 1,000 (32 of 28,733) live births after institution of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention culture-based protocol (P = .97). Our power analysis assumed a doubling in the rate of non-GBS sepsis and required 21,220 live births per arm. Gram-negative and gram-positive sepsis prevalences were not significantly different. Escherichia coli and GBS resistance patterns did not change. CONCLUSION: Institution of a protocol for GBS antibiotic prophylaxis significantly decreased the rate of GBS neonatal sepsis but did not increase the rate of non-GBS neonatal sepsis. Antibiotic resistance patterns of these organisms were not affected.     

Efficacy of a strategy to prevent neonatal early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis

BACKGROUND: Existing guidelines recommend different strategies to prevent early-onset neonatal GBS sepsis. In 1997, using our own data on incidence and risk factors, we established a new prevention strategy which includes GBS screening at 36 weeks' gestation and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) in women with positive or unknown GBS colonization with at least one risk factor. The present study evaluates the efficacy of the new prevention strategy. METHODS: Retrospective study of the incidence of early-onset GBS sepsis among all live births at the University Women's Hospital Basel between 1997 and 2002. Additional analysis of delivery and post partum period of all GBS sepsis cases, including GBS screening, risk factors during labor (prematurity, rupture of membranes (ROM) <12 h, intrapartum signs of infection), and IAP. Comparison of this group's characteristics G2 (9,385 live births, using the new strategy) with the previous group, G1 (1984-1993, 16,126 live births, without GBS screening or routine IAP) was performed. RESULTS: The incidence of early-onset GBS sepsis was reduced from 1/1000 (G1) to 0.53/1000 (G2). We observed a significant reduction of overall intrapartum risk factors in cases of GBS sepsis. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that our new prevention strategy is effective in reducing the incidence of early-onset GBS sepsis in neonates. In comparison, implementation of the CDC's prevention strategy might have prevented 2 additional cases in 9385 live births. However, this would have required treating a much larger number of pregnant women with IAP with consequential increasing costs, side effects and complications.     

Periconceptional folic acid use and the prevalence of neural tube defects in The Netherlands

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of increased folic acid intake on the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) in The Netherlands. STUDY DESIGN: Using the capture-recapture method, the prevalence of NTD was estimated on the basis of five different registries on births affected by NTD. RESULTS: Total prevalence over the 1988-1998 period varied between 1.43 and 1.96 per 1000 live and still births. No decrease in total prevalence was found to have taken place during that period. Scrutiny of the last 2 years, 1997 and 1998, in which increased folic acid intake might be expected to have had an effect, did not give any indication that the prevalence of NTD was falling. CONCLUSIONS: A decrease in the Dutch prevalence of NTD during the study period could not be demonstrated due to the relatively small number of women using folic acid periconceptionally. This does not mean automatically that periconceptional folic acid use is ineffective in reducing the Dutch prevalence of NTD. Further monitoring is needed.     

彩色多普勒超声心动图在房间隔缺损和室间隔缺损介入治疗中的应用

目的探讨经胸超声心动图(TTE)及实时三维超声心动图在房间隔缺损(ASD)、室间隔缺损(VSD)封堵术中的临床应用价值。 方法应用二维及三维超声心动图对2004 10—2005 10在天津市儿童医院就诊的24例继发孔ASD，10例VSD进行术前检查筛选，术中超声引导及术后随访检查。 结果24例ASD患儿术前经TTE检测ASD直径(15.6±7.9)mm(5~26mm)，所选Mmplatzer封堵器直径为(19.1±5.1)mm(5~32mm)，23例封堵成功。室间隔膜部缺损直径：左室面缺损为5~9mm，右室侧口的直径为2.4~6.0mm，术中选择Amplatzer封堵器型号为4~6mm，10例VSD无残余分流。 结论二维及三维TTE联合应用于ASD、VSD介入治疗具有很好的应用价值。     

Birth defects data from surveillance hospitals in Dalian city,China, 2006–2010

Objective: The objective of this study is to disclose characteristics of birth defects in perinatal infants in Dalian and provide an epidemiological basis for controlling birth defects.

Methods: Data used in this study were collected from surveillance hospitals in Dalian during 2006–2010. Comparison analysis and trend analysis were conducted by performing Chi-square tests.

Results: The perinatal prevalence of birth defects from 2006 to 2010 was 101.14 per 10?000 live births and was decreased by about 29% from 115.49 per 10?000 live births in 2006 to 81.16 per 10?000 live births in 2010. The prevalence in urban was higher than that in rural areas significantly. The three leading birth defects were congenital heart disease, cleft lip and/or palate, and polydactyly or syndactyly. About 572 cases identified by antenatal diagnosis were terminated pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation, so the prevalence of birth defects would decrease from 126.29/10?000 to 101.14/10?000.

Conclusions: Dalian has experienced a decreasing temporal trend of birth defects’ prevalence; however, it is still confronted with the challenge to reduce the prevalence of birth defects. Congenital heart diseases are the focus to prevent birth defects. It is necessary to keep the surveillance system function properly, provide preconception health care service extensively, and improve the ability of prenatal diagnosis.     

Assessing the risk of birth defects associated with antiretroviral exposure during pregnancy

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine teratogenic risk of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. STUDY DESIGN: The Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry (APR) monitors prenatal exposures to ARV drugs and pregnancy outcome through a prospective exposure-registration cohort. Statistical inference uses exact methods for binomial proportions. RESULTS: Through July 2003, APR has monitored 3583 live births exposed to ARV. Among 1391 first trimester exposures, there were 38 birth defects, prevalence of 2.7% (95% CI 1.9-3.7), not significantly higher than the CDC's population surveillance rate, 3.1 per 100 live births (95% CI 3.1-3.2). For lamivudine, nelfinavir, nevirapine, stavudine, and zidovudine, sufficient numbers of live births (>200) following first-trimester exposures have been monitored to allow detection of a 2-fold increase in risk of birth defects overall; no increases have been detected. CONCLUSION: APR data demonstrate no increase in prevalence of birth defects overall or among women exposed to lamivudine, nelfinavir, nevirapine, stavudine, and zidovudine.     

Impact of human milk banking on neonatal mortality,necrotizing enterocolitis,and exclusive breastfeeding – experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital,south India

Objective: The objective of this study is to study the impact of a Human Milk Bank (HMB) on neonatal mortality, incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and rate of exclusive breastfeeding.

Methods: This pre–post intervention study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching institute in south India. Data regarding neonatal mortality, incidence of NEC, and exclusive breastfeeding rates were collected for a period of 6 months before and after establishing a modern HMB and compared.

Results: The number of deliveries, live births, and incidence of preterm and VLBW neonates during pre- and post-HMB periods were comparable. Neonatal mortality was 11.32/1000 live births pre-HMB compared with 10.77/1000 live births post HMB. The incidence of NEC was 1.26% of live births pre-HMB compared with 1.07% post-HMB. Exclusive breastfeeding rate pre-HMB was 34% compared with 74% post HMB (p?Conclusion: There is a decreasing trend in neonatal mortality and incidence of NEC after establishing a HMB. Human milk banking significantly improved exclusive breastfeeding rate in the population studied.     

The atrioventricular conduction axis of hearts with isolated ventricular septal defects

We studied the surgical anatomy of 14 hearts with isolated ventricular septal defects and the precise relationship of the atrioventricular conduction axis to their rims. Ten of these hearts were investigated by serial sectioning of their atrioventricular conduction systems. All defects were divided into perimembranous or muscular types as previously suggested by Soto et al. The distinguishing feature of the perimembranous defect was that the central fibrous body formed part of its rim, this fact indicated that the conduction tissue was always to the right of the surgeon's hand when the defect was approached through the right atrium. The precise relationship of the ventricular conduction tissues varied depending upon whether the perimembranous defect extended into the inlet, trabecular or outlet components of the muscular septum. The nonbranching bundle was closest to the septal rim in the inlet and trabecular defects, frequently being buried in a remnant of the interventricular membranous septum. However, in these defects the nonbranching and branching bundles were also found in other specimens remote from the septal crest, yet were carried on the left ventricular aspect of the septum. In perimembranous inlet defects, the penetrating bundle detoured deep into the central fibrous body. In perimembranous outlet defects, the conduction tissues were remote from the septal crest. In contrast to these findings, the conduction tissues were away from the edges of the defects in trabecular and outlet muscular defects. In conclusion, in the perimembranous inlet defect, the placement of the sutures on the annulus of tricuspid valve should be avoided in view of its abnormal long penetrating bundle.     

Echocardiographic abnormalities in infants with heart murmur

OBJECTIVES: Congenital heart diseases are very serious problem of current perinatology. Early detection of congenital heart diseases and new possibilities of their treatment have decreased mortality rate in neonates. THE AIM OF THE STUDY: Was to present the reasons of the heart murmurs found in newborns, based on postnatal echocardiography. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 107 neonates born in The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic of Medical University in Warsaw in the period from 1st October, 2001 until 30th September, 2002, found to have murmurs during the observation in The Neonatology Department. RESULTS: Heart murmurs were detected in 107 infants out of 1291 born in The Clinic in this period. Out of the study group, echocardiography results were normal in fourteen children, and in ninety-three patients the echocardiography revealed one of the following abnormalities: persistent foramen ovale (FO), persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA), ventricular septum defect (VSD), insufficiency of tricuspid valve (IT) and others. CONCLUSIONS: The most frequently observed abnormality in echocardiography in infants with heart murmur was persistent foramen ovale. The rate of heart abnormalities was the highest in infants with birth weight below 1500 G.     

Investigation of the epidemiology and prenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly in the North of England

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to provide epidemiologic data on the prevalence of holoprosencephaly and to assess the sensitivity of routine ultrasonographic screening in a low-risk population. STUDY DESIGN: A population-based register of congenital abnormalities was used to identify reported cases of holoprosencephaly between 1985 and 1998. Sources included fetal losses, termination for fetal anomaly, stillbirths, and live births. Prenatal diagnoses and pregnancy outcomes were determined. RESULTS: Sixty-eight cases of holoprosencephaly were found among 531,686 births. The total prevalence (including pregnancy terminations) was 1.2 cases/10,000 registered births, and the birth prevalence (affected live births and stillbirths at >24 weeks' gestation) was 0.49 cases/10,000 births. Prenatal diagnosis was achieved in 71% of cases, rising to 86% during the second half of the study period; the mean gestational age at diagnosis was 19.8 weeks' gestation. Chromosomal abnormalities (75% of which were trisomy 13) were present in 38% of cases in which a karyotype was established. All those with aneuploidy (80% diagnosed prenatally) had other nonfacial anomalies; additional anomalies were also common in the euploid group (61% diagnosed prenatally), with 90% having facial abnormalities and 70% having other abnormalities. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of holoprosencephaly in second-trimester pregnancies was about 1 in 8000. Prenatal detection reached 86% with a routine anomaly scanning program. The etiology could usually be determined, which has important implications for recurrence risks.     

经导管室间隔缺损封堵术后传导阻滞的处理及随访

目的随访经导管室间隔缺损(VSD)封堵术后并发的传导阻滞，探讨其发生机制及预后。 方法2002 06—2005 07山东省立医院小儿心脏科经导管介入治疗89例VSD患儿，对临床资料、心电图、心脏超声、心血管造影资料及随访结果进行分析。 结果89例患儿应用Amplatzer膜部VSD封堵器67例，国产对称型VSD封堵器20例，Amplatzer导管封堵器1例，pfm弹簧圈1例。术后出现间歇性完全性房室传导阻滞2例次，其中1例应用临时起搏器治疗，分别于术后第10天、第20天恢复窦性心律；完全性左束支阻滞3例次，完全性右束支阻滞3例次，左前半分支阻滞2例次，不完全性右束支阻滞5例次，加速性交界性心律合并完全性左束支阻滞1例次。 结论传导阻滞是VSD介入治疗术后的常见并发症，经治疗预后良好，及时发现、及时处理是诊疗的关键，对心内传导系统远期的影响仍需进一步评价。     

小儿经皮室间隔缺损封堵术后非阵发性 室性心动过速临床意义分析

目的　总结小儿经皮室间隔缺损（VSD）封堵术后非阵发性室性心动过速（AIVR）的发生情况,探讨其临床意义及可能的发生机制。方法　2002年10月至2011年5月,1179例VSD患儿在广东省心血管病研究所心儿科行经皮VSD封堵术（室缺封堵组）,术后检出AIVR 17例。在我院门诊进行动态心电图检查的1392例非介入治疗患儿（非介入组）以及在我院行房间隔缺损封堵术的患儿988例（房缺封堵组）作为对照。比较室缺封堵组与对照组间AIVR的检出情况。对室缺封堵组9例患儿进行治疗,并对17例患儿进行随访。结果　室缺封堵组术后动态心电图AIVR检出率高于非介入组,差异有统计学意义（P < 0.05）;次日常规心电图AIVR检出率高于房缺封堵组（P < 0.05）。室缺封堵组所有AIVR患儿封堵术后1个月动态心电图均无AIVR,随访中无不良事件发生,随访心电图无AIVR。结论　室缺封堵组封堵术后AIVR检出率高于对照组,其发生与VSD封堵有关。该病多无自觉症状,预后良好,可能无须治疗。     

Outcome of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung after antenatal diagnosis.

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the outcome of fetuses diagnosed with having congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) on ultrasonographic examination and managed conservatively. METHODS: A retrospective study of 19 cases of CCAM diagnosed antenatally in our hospital was conducted between 1990 and 2001. Complete clinical information was available for all patients, with a mean follow-up of 62 months. RESULTS: The median gestational age at which CCAM was diagnosed was 23 weeks and there were eight live births. With conservative postnatal management, seven neonates had no major complications and one developed bronchopneumonia. CONCLUSION: Taken together, the findings of the present study and a review of the literature strongly support the conservative management of selected neonates with CCAM.