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Chapter 12 - Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques

from Section 3 - Fetal Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Guttorm Haugen  and
Vasilis Sitras
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Prenatal diagnosis provides the pregnant woman and her partner with information on possible fetal chromosomal aberrations and heritable genetic diseases. Genetic counselling should be provided to the couple with information on the technical procedure, predictive values, risk estimates, expected and unexpected results and management options. Prenatal diagnosis is typically performed early in pregnancy to give the couple the possibility to consider termination of pregnancy. The policy on prenatal diagnosis varies throughout Europe depending on tradition and national legislation, resulting in inconsistent use of the different screening and invasive methods.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 102 - 108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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