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Prenatal screening.
There was a time when pregnancy and its outcome were clouded in mystery, when fetal outcome was known only at birth. Over many years, that mystery has dissipated as an evolution of technological developments occurred, eventually leading to the discipline of prenatal diagnosis.
In the 1800s, fetal assessment using the Pinard stethoscope was introduced. This was followed by the introduction and use of more refined instruments that similarly focused on assessment of fetal movement and the fetal heart rate. In 1958, Dr. E.H. Hon introduced electronic fetal monitoring--a technology that enabled us to attempt to assess fetal well-being by attributing illness or lack of health to significant changes in the heart rate. After Dr. Ian Donald of the United Kingdom introduced obstetric ultrasound in the late 1950s and early 1960s, we began using more sophisticated technology to assess the global appearance of the in utero environment.
As this succession of technological innovations occurred, the desire of parents and families to know about the well-being of the fetus grew. Parents welcomed the development of more sophisticated ultrasound and their new ability to scrutinize the fetus in even greater detail, assessing not only its anatomical development but ...
- Non-invasive techniques will change the character of fetal medicine.
- Newspaper article from: Genomics & Genetics Weekly September 12, 2003 700+ words
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- DNA screening useful for prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly February 13, 2003 700+ words
...results of their study in Prenatal Diagnosis (Prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis...subscribe to the journal Prenatal Diagnosis, contact the publisher...areas of DNA Research, Fetal Medicine, Infectious Disease...
- Fetal age has little influence on parental stress during prenatal diagnosis.
- Newspaper article from: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week February 29, 2004 700+ words
...parental stress during prenatal diagnosis. "Prenatal diagnosis...related to the prenatal diagnosis seems to be largely...in relation to prenatal diagnosis. J Psychosom Obstet...of Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, and Women's...
- Prenatal diagnosis of NCVM possible with current ultrasound equipment.
- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week April 28, 2003 700+ words
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- Fetal DNA in a mother's abdominal cavity could be used for prenatal diagnosis.
- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week June 9, 2003 700+ words
...abdominal cavity could be used for prenatal diagnosis. According to recent research...intraperitoneal lavage for prenatal diagnosis," researchers suggested...subject areas of DNA Research, Fetal Medicine, and Obstetrics. This article...
- Studies conducted at Mahidol University, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine on...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly November 13, 2008 700+ words
...published their study in Prenatal Diagnosis (Spatio-temporal...scanning by experts. Prenatal Diagnosis, 2008;28(10...Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Mahidol University...publisher of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis can be contacted...
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- Magazine article from: Genetic Counseling Terzi, Y K; Oguzkan-Balci, S; Anlar, B; Aysun, S; Guran, S; Ayter, S April 1, 2009 700+ words
...Summary: Reproductive decisions after prenatal diagnosis in neurofibromatosis type 1: importance...NF1 gene allows presymptomatic and prenatal diagnosis, but is complex and time-consuming...Because the time for investigations in prenatal diagnosis is restricted, detection of ...
- Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 18p reported.
- Newspaper article from: Genomics & Genetics Weekly May 28, 2004 700+ words
...com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 18p based on amniocentesis...Scientists writing in the journal Prenatal Diagnosis, "report a de novo translocation...and 18 resulting in monosomy 18p in prenatal diagnosis. The patient was referred for amniocentesis...