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We aimed to investigate the occurrence of malformations in singleton pregnancies with SUA in China and to study the association between the absent side of the umbilical artery and foetal malformations.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This was a retrospective study of singleton pregnancies for which routine first-trimester anatomical screening was performed at 11<jats:sup>+\u20090<\/jats:sup>-13<jats:sup>+\u20096<\/jats:sup> gestational weeks and, if the pregnancy continued, a second-trimester scan was performed at 20<jats:sup>+\u20090<\/jats:sup>-24<jats:sup>+\u20090<\/jats:sup> weeks. Data were extracted from records at the referral centre, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, between January 2011 and April 2019 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200947,894). Using logistic regression, the odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for malformations associated with SUA.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The incidence of SUA in our study was 2.0% (970\/47,894). Of all foetuses with SUA, 387 (39.9%) had structural malformations. The malformation type varied, with cardiovascular complications being the most common. A robust association was observed between SUA and oesophageal stenosis or atresia (OR: 25.33), followed by cardiovascular (OR: 9.98\u201324.02), scoliosis (OR: 18.62), genitourinary (OR: 2.45\u201315.66), and brain malformations (OR: 4.73\u20139.12). The absence of the left umbilical artery (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009445, 45.9%) was consistent with that of the right umbilical artery (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009431, 44.4%). Furthermore, a significantly higher rate of an absent right than the left umbilical artery (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01) was observed in SUA with foetal abnormalities than in SUA with no malformations.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Overall, we observed a higher risk of various specific malformations in foetuses with SUA, and a strong association between SUA and oesophageal stenosis or atresia. The absence of the right umbilical artery was most common in foetuses with SUA and structural malformations. 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