“…At this stage of pregnancy, (second trimester) revealing the heart defect of a fetus makes it a duty of an obstetrician to refer a pregnant woman to a specialist, who can perform a fetal echocardiographic examination of a fetus at one of the referential centres of prenatal cardiology 4,5 . In the centre of prenatal cardiology, a complete ultrasonographic-echocardiographic examination is performed by specialists holding Fetus Heart Echocardiographic Examination Certificates (list o f p h y s i c i a n s w i t h t h e c e r t i f i c a t e s i n Poland is available at: http://www.orpkp.pl) 6 , or under their supervision. This examination takes into account the segmentary assessment of the heart of a fetus at the levels of atria, ventricles, atrioventricular valves, ventricular-arterial connections, aortic arch, arterial duct arch, the outflow of the systemic veins and pulmonary veins, and provides information about the state of efficiency of the circulatory system of a fetus 7-12 . At this stage of the development of a fetus, a pregnant woman receives consultation (in written report and orally) concerning the possibilities of monitoring the state of a fetus, possible progression of hemodynamic changes, possibility of the onset of further anomalies in the following weeks of pregnancy, preventing a premature birth, rules of treating a fetus, prenatal care, rules of preparing for birth, rules of breast-feeding, preliminary information concerning the possibility of cardiosurgical operation, information on cardiological-cardiosurgical centres in Poland and abroad, the activity of the parents foundations, sources of information, websites, and possible psychological support in case of need 12 . In the midgestation according to the current Polish law, termination of the pregnancy due to severe fetal malformation is legal.…”