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Problems of pre-natal screening programme for Down's syndrome in older women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Sheila L. B. Duncan
Sheila L. B. Duncan
Affiliation:
University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
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Summary

There is currently both an absolute and relative reduction in births to older women. In a single hospital population the number of older women. In a single hospital population the number of older women having amniocentesis for pre-natal diagnosis is only a small, though increasing, proportion of those at risk. The main factors in failure of offering amniocentesis are late booking and communication difficulty.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , April 1978 , pp. 141 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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