To evaluate the effects of postgraduate education in obstetrical ultrasound on the prenatal detection rate of congenital heart disease.
Tertiary care center.
Experienced and less experienced midwives performing ultrasound scans.
Number of fetuses and live-born children with severe congenital heart malformations were extracted from patient records. The detection rates of experienced and less experienced midwives were compared following a postgraduate training program in obstetrical ultrasound.
The prenatal detection rate of complex congenital heart malformations.
The prenatal detection rate for the entire unit increased significantly during the study period (32 vs. 69%, p