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Experience of Antenatal Thalassemia Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Punjab
Prevention of birth of thalassemia major children by identification of risk couples and prenatal diagnosis has been recommended as a realistic and...
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Critical congenital heart disease: contemporary prenatal screening performance and outcomes in a multi-centre perinatology service
BackgroundPrenatal detection of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) optimises perinatal decision-making and neonatal outcomes. The objective of...
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Whole genome non-invasive prenatal testing in prenatal screening algorithm: clinical experience from 12,700 pregnancies
BackgroundA fast adoption of a non–invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in clinical practice is a global tendency last years. Firstly, in Russia...
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Potential efficacy of digital polymerase chain reaction for non-invasive prenatal screening of autosomal aneuploidies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundDigital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) presents a promising approach for quantifying DNA and analyzing copy number variants, particularly...
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Decision-making process about prenatal genetic screening: how deeply do moms-to-be want to know from Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?
BackgroundPrenatal information may be obtained through invasive diagnostic procedures and non-invasive screening procedures. Several psychological...
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Women’s worries about prenatal screening tests suspected of fetal anomalies: a qualitative study
BackgroundPregnant women with suspected fetal anomalies experience a great deal of stress following prenatal screening tests. The present study aimed...
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Rapid urine screening for ethyl glucuronide from pregnant women as a tool for detecting prenatal alcohol exposure
BackgroundAn increasing prevalence of alcohol consumption is a major public health problem, which has also led to an increasing number of children...
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The value of combined detailed first-trimester ultrasound–biochemical analysis for screening fetal aneuploidy in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the performance, cost-effectiveness and additional findings of combined detailed ultrasound and biochemical...
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Down Syndrome Screening A Practical Guide
The book elucidates a practical method for prenatal screening and detecting Down syndrome in a simple and easy-to-understand language. It provides...
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Perceived Value of Prenatal Ultrasound Screening: A Survey of Pregnant Women
IntroductionRoutine prenatal screening ultrasounds primarily serve to diagnose major fetal anomalies which may prompt further testing and inform...
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Expanded prenatal syphilis screening in Manitoba, Canada: a direct short-term cost-avoidance analysis in an outbreak context
ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to provide a direct short-term cost-avoidance analysis of expanded three-time prenatal syphilis screening in...
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Noninvasive prenatal screening and maternal malignancy: role of imaging
Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests for fetal chromosomal anomalies through maternal blood sampling. It is becoming widely available and...
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Depression screening may not capture significant sources of prenatal stress for Black women
Exposure to stress during pregnancy, including depression, has a significant impact on maternal health. Black women experience varied stressors that...
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Prenatal mental health and emotional experiences during the pandemic: associations with infant neurodevelopment screening results
BackgroundThis study determined whether parental mental health and emotional experiences during the prenatal period were linked to infant...
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The impact of prenatal screening tests on prenatal diagnosis in Taiwan from 2006 to 2019: a regional cohort study
BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of prenatal screening tests on prenatal diagnosis in Taiwan’s 14 years from 2006 to...
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Noninvasive prenatal testing, ultrasonographic findings and poor prenatal diagnosis rates for twin pregnancies: a retrospective study
BackgroundNoninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is increasingly used in the clinical prenatal screening of twin pregnancies, and its screening...
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Streamlining Universal Prenatal Screening for Risk for Adverse Birth Outcomes
ObjectiveMany of the medical risk factors for adverse birth outcomes (e.g., preeclampsia) are regularly monitored in prenatal care. However, many of...
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Prenatal ultrasound screening and pregnancy outcomes in HIV-positive women in Germany: results from a retrospective single-center study at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the rate of Mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) in women living with HIV (WLWH) in a tertiary care...
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Association of maternal risk factors with fetal aneuploidy and the accuracy of prenatal aneuploidy screening: a correlation analysis based on 12,186 karyotype reports
BackgroundNIPT is becoming increasingly important as its use becomes more widespread in China. More details are urgently needed on the correlation...
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Decision-making for prenatal genetic screening: how will pregnant women navigate a growing number of aneuploidy and carrier screening options?
BackgroundPrenatal genetic screens, including carrier screening (CS) and aneuploidy screening (AS), comprise an important component of reproductive...