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We report a series of 35 patients diagnosed prenatally with MP by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), illustrate the imaging findings and investigate the predictive value of these findings for postpartum management.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>A consecutive cohort of patients diagnosed with MP who were born at our institution from 2013 to 2018 was enrolled retrospectively. The prenatal ultrasound and MRI findings were analyzed. Fisher\u2019s exact probability test was used to evaluate the predictive value of MRI for surgical intervention between the operative group and the nonoperative group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ascites (30\/35) and distended bowel loops (27\/35) were two of the most common prenatal MP-related findings on fetal MRI. Of the 35 infants, 26 received surgical intervention. All fetuses with MRI scans showing bowel dilatation (14\/26,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.048) and micro-colorectum (13\/26,<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.013) required surgery. There were no significant differences in the number of fetuses with meconium pseudocysts and peritoneal calcifications between the two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fetuses with bowel dilatation and micro-colorectum on MRI may need postpartum surgical intervention. 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