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Discomfort in the Unexpected: A Mixed-Methods Study on Australian Clinicians' Experiences of Explaining Prenatal Screening Results. [PDF]

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
ABSTRACT Background Expectant parents report negative experiences of receiving prenatal screening outcomes that indicate a higher‐than‐expected risk of a genetic condition or anomaly—an unexpected result. Despite clinicians' key role in delivering prenatal screening results, there is limited research on their perspectives regarding their own ...
Anderson MB, Cooke E, Thorpe K, Chawla JK.   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Scapular Stabilisation Exercises in the Management of Forward Head Posture: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Forward Head Posture (FHP) is a condition in which the head is positioned more anteriorly, resulting in an exaggerated anterior convexity of the cervical spine.
Maithri Sudhin, Saumya Srivastava
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Influence of Core Strength on Hamstring Flexibility and Pelvic Tilt among Sedentary Individuals: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: The kinetic chain theory highlights the interconnectedness of the core and extremities in generating and transmitting motion and force. The core serves as the center of this chain, stabilising the body during dynamic movements.
Nagaveni Hegde, Saumya Srivasatava
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The influence of experiential knowledge and societal perceptions on decision-making regarding non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) allows women to access genetic information about their fetuses without the physical risk inherent to prior testing methods.
Sophie Montgomery, Zaneta M. Thayer
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Correlation of Pulmonary Function with Health-related Quality of Life among College Students: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept reflecting an individual’s perceived physical and mental health. Pulmonary function is a critical component of physical health and its impairment can significantly affect ...
M Chinmayi, Abeeshna Ashok
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): is routinization problematic?

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Abstract Background The introduction and wide application of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has triggered further evolution of routines in the practice of prenatal diagnosis. ‘Routinization’ of prenatal diagnosis however has been associated with hampered informed choice and eugenic attitudes or outcomes.
Christoph Rehmann-Sutter, Daniëlle R. M. Timmermans, Aviad Raz   +2 more
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Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy and Sex Chromosomal Anomalies in a Pregnant Woman With Mosaicism for Turner Syndrome—Applications and Advantages of Cell-Based NIPT

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021
Background: Cell-free NIPT and cell-based NIPT are risk-free testing options using maternal blood samples to screen for fetal aneuploidies, but the methods differ.
Line Dahl Jeppesen, Line Dahl Jeppesen, Lotte Hatt, Ripudaman Singh, Palle Schelde, Lotte Andreasen, Sara Markholt, Dorte L. Lildballe, Dorte L. Lildballe, Ida Vogel, Ida Vogel   +10 more
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Adoption of a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) in prenatal screening in Moscow: first results

Russian Open Medical Journal, 2021
The objective — To assess the effectiveness of including NIPT in the structure of prenatal diagnostics in Moscow. Material and Methods — Totally 5,181 pregnancies undergoing screening for fetal trisomy using NIPT during the period from 01.04.2020 to 30 ...
Anton S. Olenev, Elena E. Baranova, Olesya V. Sagaydak, Alexandra M. Galaktionova, Ekaterina S. Kuznetsova, Madina T. Kaplanova, Maxim S. Belenikin, Ekaterina N. Songolova   +7 more
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Predicting fetal growth retardation: mathematical modeling

Акушерство, гинекология и репродукция, 2023
Introduction. Annually, more than 13 million neonates are born with fetal growth retardation (FGR) worldwide. FGR increases prenatal mortality and morbidity.
E. V. Kudryavtseva, V. V. Kovalev, A. A. Dektyarev, I. I. Baranov   +3 more
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Sequencing Shorter cfDNA Fragments Decreases the False Negative Rate of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Circulating fetal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is generally shorter than maternal cfDNA. Size selection of shorter cfDNA in total cfDNA could significantly increase the fetal fraction, but there are few reports of using this method to decrease the false ...
Ying Xue, Ying Xue, Guodong Zhao, Guodong Zhao, Longwei Qiao, Longwei Qiao, Jiafeng Lu, Jiafeng Lu, Bin Yu, Ting Wang, Ting Wang   +10 more
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