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1 II, 9. 1. 2| pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA) following prenatal diagnosis (
2 II, 9. 1. 2| completeness of ascertainment of TOPFA or postneonatally diagnosed
3 II, 9. 1. 2| following prenatal diagnosis (TOPFA), or stillbirths, and usually
4 II, 9. 1. 2| pregnancy due to foetal anomaly (TOPFA) following prenatal diagnosis.
5 II, 9. 1. 2| pregnancy for foetal anomaly (TOPFA), live-birth prevalence
6 II, 9. 1. 2| are both countries where TOPFA is illegal, and thus the
7 II, 9. 1. 2| following prenatal diagnosis (TOPFA) to all births, and Perinatal
8 II, 9. 1. 2| 2000-2004~ ~The ratio of TOPFA to births varies from 0 (
9 II, 9. 1. 2| factors, and differences in TOPFA laws, influence the rate
10 II, 9. 1. 2| laws, influence the rate of TOPFA in the population, as discussed
11 II, 9. 1. 2| EUROCAT, 2005b). In Poland, TOPFA is not encouraged, and done
12 II, 9. 1. 2| anomaly. Some countries allow TOPFA at any gestational age (
13 II, 9. 1. 2| gestational age limit but allow TOPFA for lethal anomalies beyond
14 II, 9. 1. 2| Table 9.1.2.3 shows TOPFA before and after 20 weeks
15 II, 9. 1. 2| weeks gestation. The highest TOPFA ratio both before and after
16 II, 9. 1. 2| late terminations. Late TOPFA, where legal, may be recorded
17 II, 9. 1. 2| vary within countries.~ ~TOPFA in most countries far outnumber
18 II, 9. 1. 2| congenital anomaly, whether as a TOPFA, stillbirth or neonatal
19 II, 9. 1. 2| differences in total mortality (TOPFA plus perinatal) between
20 II, 9. 1. 2| the frequency with which TOPFA is carried out for non-lethal
21 II, 9. 1. 2| stillbirths, neonatal deaths and TOPFA.~ ~Despite the important
22 II, 9. 1. 2| left heart (EUROCAT, 2007). TOPFA is not common for congenital
23 II, 9. 1. 2| prevalence (including LB, SB and TOPFA) of 3.4 per 1 000.~ ~Figure
24 II, 9. 1. 2| an increasing number of TOPFA. Overall in Europe, as represented
25 II, 9. 1. 2| births as the increase in TOPFA has outweighed the increase
26 II, 9. 1. 2| regarding prenatal screening and TOPFA, as well as maternal age
27 II, 9. 1. 2| prenatally diagnosed leading to TOPFA, while in others TOPFA is
28 II, 9. 1. 2| to TOPFA, while in others TOPFA is rare (see above). This
29 II, 9. 1. 2| diagnosed (EUROCAT, 2007), but TOPFA is rare as the prognosis
30 II, 9. 1. 2| 9.1.2.8. Acronyms~ ~TOPFA Terminations of Pregnancy