Abstract 11801: Timing of Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD) Detection at 7 U.S. Sites, the Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy Exposures (BD-STEPS), 2014-2018
Shannon E Moss, Elizabeth Ailes, Karrie F Downing, Michael P Fundora, Elijah H Bolin, Suzan L Carmichael, Jill Glidewell, Rebecca F Liberman, Matthew E Oster, Gary M Shaw, Sherry L Farr- Physiology (medical)
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Background: CCHD detection prenatally or at birth hospitalization may reduce infant mortality and morbidity, yet little is known about prevalence and characteristics associated with timing of detection.
Objective: To examine prevalence and characteristics associated with prenatal and late (>3 days after birth) detection of CCHD among infants in BD-STEPS, a multi-site population-based case-control study of risk factors for birth defects.
Methods: Liveborn infants with non-syndromic CCHD without genetic causes born 2014-2018 with interviewed mothers were included. Timing of detection was based on date of earliest fetal or postnatal echocardiogram. Multivariable log-binomial models calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for prenatal (vs postnatal) and late (vs not late) CCHD detection, by clinical and demographic characteristics. Log-linear models evaluated trends over time.
Results: Among the 588/672 infants with CCHD and complete data, most infants’ mothers were Non-Hispanic White (53.4%), had some prenatal insurance (94.4%), and were multiparous (74.5%). Prenatal detection increased from 2014 to 2018 (24.7% to 40.1%) while late detection decreased (22.4% to 8.7%, Fig 1). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome had the highest prenatal detection (58.6%); late detection was highest for coarctation of the aorta (41.7%). Prenatal detection was more likely in infants of mothers 30-34 vs. 25-29 years at delivery (aPR=1.4, 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.9), and with additional non-cardiac defects (1.2, 1.1-1.4), and less likely among infants of mothers with <11 years of education vs. > bachelor’s degree (0.6, 0.3-1.0). Late detection was more likely among infants of mothers without prenatal insurance (1.8, 1.1-3.1), and less likely among those with non-cardiac defects (0.4, 0.2-0.8).
Conclusion: From 2014 to 2018, prenatal detection increased and late detection decreased. Yet, disparities in detection by maternal insurance and education were observed.