A pregnant mother is treated with oral anticoagulant.The likely congenital malformation that may result in the fetus is:

Warfarin is an anticoagulant drug. Action : Interferes with the synthesis of the vitamin K dependent factors like II, VII, IX and X. Side effects: Hemorrhage It leads to: – Contradi’s syndrome : skeletal and facial anomalies in the fetus – Chondrodysplasia punctata in the fetus. Miscarriage, IUGR and stillbirths accentuates neonatal hypothrombinemia.