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BJOG 2012;119:1503\u20131511.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objective\u2002<\/jats:bold> To investigate the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and antenatal ultrasound detection of congenital anomalies.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Design\u2002<\/jats:bold> Population\u2010based register study.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Setting\u2002<\/jats:bold> North of England (UK).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Population\u2002<\/jats:bold> All pregnancies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20033096) associated with a congenital anomaly notified to the Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey (NorCAS) during 2006\u20132009. Cases with chromosomal and teratogenic anomalies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u2003611) or without information on antenatal scanning (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20034) were excluded.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\u2002<\/jats:bold> Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for antenatal detection according to maternal BMI categories were estimated using logistic regression.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Main outcome measures\u2002<\/jats:bold> For all anomalies combined, cases were defined as \u2018detected\u2019 if any congenital anomaly was suspected antenatally. Organ system\u2010specific anomalies were defined as detected if an anomaly of the correct system was suspected.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Antenatal detection of any anomaly occurred in 1146 of 2483 (46.2%) cases with normal karyotype. The odds of detection were significantly decreased in obese (BMI\u2003\u2265\u200330\u2003kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) women compared with women of recommended BMI (18.5\u201324.9\u2003kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>; aOR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.60\u20130.99; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.046). Cardiovascular system anomalies were suspected antenatally in 109 of 945 (11.5%) cases. The odds of detecting a cardiovascular anomaly were significantly greater in underweight women (BMI\u2003&lt;\u200318.5\u2003kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) than in women of recommended BMI (aOR, 2.95; 95% CI, 1.13\u20137.70; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.027). There was no association between BMI and detection in any other organ system or between BMI and termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2002<\/jats:bold> Antenatal ultrasound detection of a congenital anomaly is decreased in obese pregnant women. 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