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Medical Papers

Screening tests for fetal abnormalities


First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome.

First and second-trimester screening: detection of aneuploidies other than Down syndrome.

First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndrome.

Prenatal screening and diagnosis.

Screening for aneuploidy in first and second trimesters: is there an optimal paradigm?

The second trimester genetic sonogram.

Comparison of serum markers in first-trimester down syndrome screening.

Is there a nuchal translucency millimeter measurement above which there is no added benefit from first trimester serum screening?

Nuchal translucency-based Down syndrome screening: barriers to implementation.

First-trimester septated cystic hygroma: prevalence, natural history, and pediatric outcome.

Quad screen as a predictor of adverse pregnancy outcome.

First-trimester nasal bone evaluation for aneuploidy in the general population.

First-trimester maternal serum PAPP-A and free-beta subunit human chorionic gonadotropin concentrations and nuchal translucency are associated with obstetric complications: a population-based screening study (the FASTER Trial).

First-trimester screening for aneuploidy.

First-trimester sonographic screening for Down syndrome.

Nuchal translucency-based screening.



Amniocentesis safety

Pregnancy loss rates after midtrimester amniocentesis.



Problems with twins and other multiple gestations

A trial of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent prematurity in twins.

Down syndrome screening in twins.

Maternal complications associated with multiple pregnancy.

Anomalies peculiar to multiple gestations.

Maternal and neonatal outcome of 100 consecutive triplet pregnancies.

Neonatal morbidity and mortality associated with triplet pregnancy.

Maternal morbidity associated with triplet pregnancy.

Management of multiple gestations complicated by a single anomalous fetus.

Outcome of twin gestations complicated by a single anomalous fetus.



Congenital heart disease

Nuchal translucency and the risk of congenital heart disease.



Problems with pregnancies after fertility therapy

First- and second-trimester Down syndrome screening markers in pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technologies (ART): a FASTER trial study.



Impact of maternal age on pregnancy outcome

Impact of maternal age on obstetric outcome.



Impact of obesity on pregnancy outcome

Obesity, obstetric complications and cesarean delivery rate--a population-based screening study.



Bleeding in pregnancy

Management of obstetric hemorrhage.

Threatened abortion: A risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome, a population-based screening study.
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