Current status of negative treatment decision-making for fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of neonatal surgical disease at a single Japanese institution

Outcomes of prenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratomas: the results of a Japanese nationwide survey

“…The median maternal age was 30 years (range, 18-41 years), and median gestational age at diagnosis was 25 weeks of gestation (range, 15-36 weeks). Twenty-four cases (24.7%) were diagnosed before 22 weeks of gestation, the period in which a termination of pregnancy is legally permitted in Japan [17]. Eleven pregnancies were terminated before 22 weeks of gestation, and 86 cases intended to deliver (Fig.…”

Prenatal risk stratification for isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia: results of a Japanese multicenter study

“…The reason for this shift was unclear. However, the incidence did not seem to be markedly influenced by selective termination of pregnancy for fetuses with right-sided CDH, as only 13 (12.6%) cases had been diagnosed before 22 weeks of gestation, when the termination of pregnancy is legally accepted in our country [38]. We sought to treat rightsided CDH together with left-sided CDH in this study.…”