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Baby had no heartbeat on 9 weeks 2 days after a detailed scan in hospital - cystic hygroma. what are the causes that lead to this ?
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So sorry!: I'm sorry for your loss. The two most common causes of cystic hygromas are chromosome defects (like turner syndrome, down syndrome) and complex fetal heart defects.
Answered 3/20/2013
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