FETAL BLOOD SAMPLING IN EARLY PREGNANCY

Ultrasound for fetal assessment in early pregnancy.

BACKGROUND Diagnostic ultrasound is a sophisticated electronic technology, which utilises pulses of high-frequency sound to produce an image. Diagnostic ultrasound examination may be employed in a variety of specific circumstances during pregnancy such as after clinical complications, or where there are concerns about fetal growth. Because adverse outcomes may also occur in pregnancies without ...

Breech management with fetal blood sampling.

long-term availability of reprints means that the reports will be more accessible to a wider audience than much work which is conventionally published. One important feature of the I.R.C.S. is that it will provide ready access to work done in non-English-speaking parts of the world. At the mome:nt scitntists from such countries are usually fully aware of what is published in English language jo...

Fetal blood sampling and gas exchange.

Screening for fetal chromosome aberrations in early pregnancy.

Seven years' experience in prenatal screening for fetal chromosome aberrations in the west of Scotland is reviewed. Fetal chromosome analysis was undertaken in 716 pregnancies, 49% of which were judged to be at substantial risk of a fetal chromosome aberration. A chromosome aberration was found in 26 pregnancies, 14 of which were sufficiently severe to justify termination: the latter included n...

Pnm-23: The Relationship between Fetal Sex and Maternal Blood Group with Sleep Disorders during Pregnancy

Background: 79% of the pregnant women suffer from sleep disorders. These disorders are the result of physiological, hormonal, physical changes, that occur in pregnancy due to different causes including fetal sex and maternal blood group. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between fetal sex and maternal blood group with sleep disorders during pregnancy in the second and third trimeste...