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Eleven newborns diagnosed with obstructive AoA abnormalities were examined, with a focus on fetal position during fetal echocardiography.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fetal positions were grouped into positions 1 (insonating from the left dorsal side of the fetal spine) and 2 (difficulty insonating from the left dorsal side). Out of 33 fetuses positioned in the uterine cavity at position 1, six were diagnosed with obstructive AoA abnormalities after birth. Three newborns had a coarctation complex, which matched the fetal echocardiographic findings. Out of 51 fetuses positioned in the uterine cavity at position 2, five were diagnosed with obstructive AoA abnormalities after birth. Four newborns had obstructive AoA abnormalities inconsistent with prenatal diagnosis. The odds ratio of the visualization rates for the longitudinal plane of obstructive AoA from position 1 was 41.67 compared to position 2. Obstructive AoA abnormalities were more frequently diagnosed in position 1 (50%) than in position 2 (20%) during fetal echocardiography.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>When performing fetal echocardiography, scanning the patient from the left posterior side of the fetal spine parallel to the fetal transverse arch is helpful for visualizing fetal AoA morphologies. 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