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Despite the subspeciality\u2019s clear maturation, there are no multicenter data to describe volume, practice patterns, program structures, resources, or trends. The Fetal Heart Society sought to address this deficiency by conducting an international survey of fetal cardiac programs. A survey was distributed internationally to fetal cardiac programs. One response per institution or clinical practice was collected. Respondents were asked to provide data from the 2022 calendar year. Ninety-five programs responded, with the majority representing the United States of America (n\u2009=\u200975, 79%) or Canada (n\u2009=\u200911, 12%). Most responding programs (88%) had an academic or university affiliation, and 69% were from independent children's hospitals. The median number of fetal echocardiographic studies performed annually per program was 1,000 (IQR 580\u20132,100). There was a median of 5 (IQR 3\u20137) fetal cardiologists and 5 (IQR 3\u20137) sonographers per program. 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Certain subspecialties were available at most programs, including neonatology (93%), maternal\u2013fetal medicine (88%), genetic counseling (88%), and social work (79%). However, psychology (38%) and psychiatry (16%) services to address parental mental health issues were not as commonly available. 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