Table 2

 Outcome of pregnancy for all cases of selected congenital anomalies by register

RegisterMiscarriages*Termination of pregnancyStillbirths‡Live birthsTotal
No. (%)No. (%)†No. (%)No. (%)No.
*All fetal deaths of 20 completed weeks of gestation or more.
†Terminations of pregnancy include late terminations (24–33 weeks: Glasgow 3, Northern 37, NTW 120, Wessex 18, Oxford 4; 34+ weeks: Northern 5, NTW 18, Wessex 31).
‡Stillbirths defined as deaths occurring after 28 completed weeks up to October 1992, and after 24 completed weeks subsequently.
§Includes 11 cases with unknown pregnancy outcome.
Glasgow10 (0.9)223 (19.5)55 (4.8)857 (74.8)1145
Northern74 (1.7)1104 (25.1)174 (4.0)3052 (69.3)4404
North Thames West40 (1.3)1241 (40.0)136 (4.4)1681 (54.2)3098
Wessex16 (1.0)608 (36.5)67 (4.0)972 (58.4)1663
Oxford1 (0.2)195 (36.9)21 (4.0)306 (58.0)523
Total141 (1.3)3371 (31.1)453 (4.2)6868 (63.4)10844§