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Purpose: We assessed prenatal detection rates of congenital heart disease (CHD) and associations between maternal serum bio markers and non-chromosomal CHD in singleton pregnancies. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted as a secondary analysis of data obtained during a multicenter prospective co hort study that investigated the cost-effectiveness of prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy. We analyzed the prenatal detection rateand accuracy for CHD screening via ultrasound during the second trimester, as well as associations between serum biomarkersand CHDs, in singleton newborns without chromosomal abnormalities. Results: Among 6715 women, 142 (2.1%) newborns were born with CHDs, of which 67 (1.0%) newborns had major CHDs. Theprenatal detection rate for all CHDs and major CHDs were 34.5% and 58.2%, respectively. After excluding isolated ventricular sep tal defects, the detection rate for critical CHDs was 85.9%. Women with low pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) (<0.4multiples of the median, MOM) face increased risks of non-chromosomal CHDs [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.76; 95% confidenceinterval (CI) 1.36–5.13] and major CHDs (aOR 7.30; 95% CI 3.18–15.59), compared to those without CHDs. A higher inhibin A level(≥2.5 MOM; aOR 4.84; 95% CI 1.42–12.46) was associated with non-chromosomal major CHDs. Conclusion: Ultrasonography performed during the second trimester by obstetricians detected over 85% of critical CHDs. Low maternal serum PAPP-A or high inhibin-A was associated with non-chromosomal CHDs. These results may contribute to an im provement in prenatal diagnosis of CHDs.