What is a fetal anomoly?
Fetal anomaly is a somewhat generic term that encompasses birth defects (multiple limbs, skeletal defects, cleft palate, etc), chromosomal abnormalities (Down's syndrome, trisomy 18, translocations, etc) and other unusual problems (twin-twin transfusion syndrome, intrauterine growth retardation, demise of one twin in utero and also maternal health or pregnancy problems).