antenatal screening


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antenatal screening

A part of ANTENATAL CARE often involving ultrasound imaging of the uterus and fetus, and sometime AMNIOCENTESIS or CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING. Antenatal screening can detect multiple pregnancies, abnormally placed placentas, excess uterine fluid (HYDRAMNIOS) and fetal abnormalities such as SPINA BIFIDA, ANENCEPHALY, congenital heart disease, polycystic kidneys and bowel and urinary tract obstruction.
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All HIV-positive pregnant women diagnosed via antenatal screening within Manchester are referred directly to me from the Regional virology laboratory.
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Rapid PCR could cut intrapartum antibiotic use
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It has been found that selective antenatal screening policy based on risk factors, failed to identify over half of infected patients (19).
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HIV prevalence among women who availed of antenatal screening was roughly in line with the European average.
300 mums diagnosed with HIV
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IFC holds seminar
NATIONAL standards for antenatal screening were due to be launched today, by Health Minister Dr Brian Gibbons.
Not so cheery!
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It is in antenatal screening that increased knowledge is most closely linked to death since, almost invariably, the only "treatment" for whatever abnormality is found is abortion.
"Don't Die of Ignorance"

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