First- and Second-trimester Down Syndrome Screening: Current Strategies and Clinical Guidelines
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2008 Down syndrome (DS) is the most common human disease caused by a structural chromosome defect. The original screening test for DS was maternal age or a history of a previously affected infant.
Sheng-Wen Shaw +6 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia in the first trimester
Medicine Science, 2017 Sirenomelia is a rare and fatal congenital anomaly. Incidence of sirenomelia one in 60,000 to 100,000 live births. Early prenatal diagnosis by first trimester scan should be the aim to minimize the physical and psychiatric trauma related to the ...
Ahter Tanay Tayyar +5 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the bleeding that occurs during the first weeks of gestation and its implications throughout pregnancy.
Laura Baños Cándenas +3 more
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Prenatal ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies and outcomes in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection : a retrospective study [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: To assess the prevalence of prenatal screening and of adverse outcome in high-risk pregnancies due to maternal HIV infection. Study design: The prevalence of prenatal screening in 330 pregnancies of HIV-positive women attending the ...
Louwen, Frank +6 more
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Inflammatory Cytokines in Maternal Circulation and Placenta of Chromosomally Abnormal First Trimester Miscarriages [PDF]
, 2012 The impact of abnormal placental karyotype on the inflammatory response within the villous tissue and peripheral circulation of women with miscarriage was evaluated.
Jean Calleja-Agius +5 more
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Seroepidemiology and risk factors of Toxoplasmosis in the first trimester among pregnant women [PDF]
Disease and Diagnosis, 2012 Introduction: The symptoms of infections caused by Toxoplasma gondii range from asymptomatic or mild to severe infection in pregnant women, which results in severe congenital infection, abortion or fetal still birth.
Mahin Jamshidi Makiani +10 more
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Longitudinal determination of serum placental protein 13 during development of preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: To determine maternal serum placental protein 13 (PP13) in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study with 41 normal pregnant women, 18 cases with preterm delivery or cervix insufficiency and 4 with ...
Neumaier-Wagner, Peruka +6 more
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Importance of Timing First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor and Use of Serial First-Trimester Placental Growth Factor Measurements in Screening for Preeclampsia. [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to test whether the performance of first-trimester placental growth factor (PlGF) in screening for preterm preeclampsia (PE) is gestational age dependent and to assess the value of serial first-trimester PlGF ...
Amylidi-Mohr, Sofia +11 more
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DiagnosticsPreeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This significant burden necessitates effective early identification of pregnancies at high-risk for preeclampsia.
Yunyu Chen, Liona C. Poon
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Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014 ABSTRACTThis article shows week by week the embryonic and fetal images appeared during the development using HDlive.We show in this chapter different images of normal and pathological fetuses till the 14th gestational week. As said before, HDlive improves image quality compared to 3D/4D.How to cite this articleBonilla-Musoles F, Esquembre MJ, Bonilla F
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