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Therefore, a retrospective data analysis of pregnancies complicated by non-immune hydrops fetalis between 2004 and 2018 was performed in a single tertiary referral center. Of 361 pregnancies with diagnosed fetal hydrops, in 183 cases (50.7%), the parents decided to terminate the pregnancy. A strong relationship between etiology and termination of pregnancy was demonstrated, whereas the highest rates of termination of pregnancy were found if a chromosomal aberration was diagnosed. Of the remaining 178 cases, 51 cases (28.7%) had a miscarriage, 33 cases (18.5%) had an intrauterine fetal death, and 94 cases (52.8%) were live born, whereas 26 (27.7%) of these offspring died within the first week of life. The risk of an adverse outcome increased with lower gestational age at diagnosis (p &lt; 0.001). A nuchal translucency thickness greater than 2.5 mm was associated with an adverse outcome (p &lt; 0.01). Furthermore, pregnancies with adverse outcome had significantly more affected compartments (median: 3; IQR 2), compared with live born cases (median: 2; IQR 1; p &lt; 0.01). In conclusion, adverse outcome in pregnancies with fetal hydrops was associated with a lower gestational age at diagnosis, nuchal translucency greater than 2.5 mm and a higher count of affected compartments. 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