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OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY FORUM 2022 | ISSUE 3 | 16 complications following birth. This study displayed good concordance between the prenatal diagnosis and postnatal diagnosis. Survival rates of gastroschisis and isolated omphalocoele were shown to be 85% and 68 % respectively. In those babies born with gastroschisis, neither bowel dilatation nor liquor abnormalities had any significant effect on neonatal outcomes. There was statistical evidence that those with minor omphalocoele were more likely to have surgery compared to those with major omphalocoele. Within the study population, the identification of predictors of adverse neonatal outcomes still remains elusive but there are suggestions that polyhydramnios together with a giant omphalocoele is more likely to be associated with a non-isolated omphalocoele and hence higher risk of mortality. 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