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OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact on maternal anxiety of detecting a soft marker, and the association between anxiety and the information given during the scan. METHODS:Routine 20-week fetal anomaly scans were audiotaped in the obstetric ultrasound unit of a London teaching hospital, across a four month study period. The study sample comprised 28 pregnant women: 14 in whom a soft marker was detected and a comparison group of 14 women in whom no marker was identified. Telephone interviews were conducted within one week of the scan, at 30 weeks' gestation, and one month after the birth of their children. The main outcome was anxiety, assessed using a standardized scale. Information provided during the scan was coded from transcripts. RESULTS:In the week following the scan, women with soft markers had clinically significant levels of anxiety. At 30 weeks' gestation and one month post-partum their levels were within the normal range. Women who were told during their scan that their baby would probably be all right, compared with women not told this, were significantly less anxious and worried about their baby. CONCLUSIONS:Results from this small longitudinal study suggest that the detection of soft markers on routine prenatal ultrasound causes considerable short-term anxiety for women and that providing reassurance during the scan may prevent some of this anxiety.
journal_name
Prenat Diagnjournal_title
Prenatal diagnosisauthors
Watson MS,Hall S,Langford K,Marteau TMdoi
10.1002/pd.373subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-07-01 00:00:00pages
569-75issue
7eissn
0197-3851issn
1097-0223journal_volume
22pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Tyrosinaemia type I is caused by a deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase and mainly affects the liver. This disease is characterized by the presence of a high level of succinylacetone. This metabolite has been used for prenatal diagnosis from amniotic fluid samples. One case with a normal level of succinylaceton...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199901)19:1<61::aid-pd455>
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate corpus callosum (CC) development by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in late-onset intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) fetuses compared to appropriate for gestational age and its association with neurobehavioral outcome. METHOD:One hundred and seventeen late-onset IUGR ...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.4381
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) is a relatively new method for rapid prenatal diagnosis of common aneuploidies, and larger series to evaluate its performance remain to be reported. METHODS:A total of 2400 prenatal chorionic villus samples (CVS) and 1525 prenatal samples of amniotic f...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2137
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 20-year-old woman with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) was ultrasonographically appraised at intervals during her pregnancy. Unequivocal evidence for a diagnosis of BWS was obtained in the fetus and this was confirmed postnatally. Early ultrasound diagnosis enabled appropriate genetic counselling to be given; neon...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/pd.1970110306
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) in one of twins at 12 weeks of gestation was accompanied by markedly elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) at 17 and 18 weeks. Amniotic fluid AFP from the healthy surviving twin's sac at 18.5 and 23 weeks was also greatly increased along with a positive acetylcholinesterase (...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970060105
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To present fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ocular measurement ranges by gestational age (GA) in normal and growth-restricted fetuses. METHODS:A total of 298 pregnant women from the 18th to the 39th week of gestation were imaged using MRI. Ocular measurements including binocular distance (BOD), interoc...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2612
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To compare liver volume between trisomy 21 and euploid fetuses at 11 to 13 weeks' gestation. METHODS:Fetal liver volume was measured by 3D ultrasound in fetuses at low risk of aneuploidies (n = 200) and another group at high risk, including 148 euploid and 37 with trisomy 21. The association of liver volume...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2633
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper examines the association between fetal choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) and trisomy 18 and proposes a method by which risks can be derived taking into account both sonographic findings and maternal age. Data from our centre on the sonographic findings of 58 fetuses with trisomy 18 and 387 fetuses with CPCs as we...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970141205
更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine if the ultrasound marker Nuchal Index (NIx) is gestational age independent, and to determine its specificity and sensitivity for Down syndrome (DS) identification. METHODS:Prospective cohort. A prospective database of fetal biometry and soft markers of aneuploidy was searched for fetuses with t...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.497
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess whether existing weight correction formulas for PAPP-A and free-beta-hCG developed for weeks 11 to 14 can be applied to pregnancies in weeks 8 to 10. METHODS:Development of formulas based on limited data sets of 8- to 10-week pregnancies and comparison with existing formulas. Calculation of median ...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1176
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is an X-linked multisystem disorder (OMIM 302060) usually diagnosed in infancy and characterized by cardiac problems [dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) ± endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) ± left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC)], proximal myopathy, feeding problems, growth retardation, neutro...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2599
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:A QF-PCR test has been developed to diagnose sex chromosome imbalances in prenatal samples and has been applied to a diagnostic service. METHODS:The test uses a PCR multiplex with eight primer pairs: six X-chromosome polymorphic markers, including two markers from Xp (a region not included in previously pub...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.569
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Twin pregnancy has a disproportionate effect on perinatal mortality, being six times higher than for singleton gestations. The major threats to perinatal survival are from two very different pathological processes: spontaneous preterm delivery, and the interlacing clinical complications of monochorionicity. With the r...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reduction in serum requirement for culture of primary human amniotic fluid cells can be achieved by the addition of 10 growth-promoting factors to the nutrient medium. This supplemented medium preserves cell types normally found in amniotic fluid cell cultures supplemented with 20-30 per cent fetal bovine serum. The v...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970050502
更新日期:1985-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) is a semi-quantitative marker for fetal brain-sparing. Our purpose was to measure the CPR at the time of treatment with selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels in gestations with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) to test its association with neurological ...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.4713
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite the large impact of ultrasonographic and biochemical markers on prenatal screening, the ability to accurately diagnose Down syndrome (DS) is still limited and better diagnostic testing is needed. METHODS:Plasma from 8 women carrying a DS foetus and 12 with non-DS foetuses matched for gestational age...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2040
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Amniocentesis at 17 weeks' gestation revealed a mosaic karyotype--46,XX/46,XX,-14,+dic(14)(p11). No abnormalities were detected on ultrasound. Growth and placentation were normal. The fetus was examined after termination of pregnancy and micrognathia and pulmonary hyperlobation were the only abnormalities detected. Se...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970140617
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of diagnostic indications among women seeking to terminate pregnancies for reasons of fetal abnormality, spontaneous fetal demise, or a genetic disorder in a private outpatient clinic specializing in late outpatient abortion procedures. METHOD:A total of 1005 women requested termin...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.4324
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical diagnostic laboratories are producing next-generation sequencing-based test results that are becoming increasingly incorporated into patient care. Whole genome and exome sequencing on fetal material derived from amniocytes, chorionic villi, or products of conception is starting to be offered clinically in spe...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/pd.5038
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:(1) Assess sensitivity of the measurement of nuchal translucency (NT), for the prenatal screening of congenital heart defect (CHD) on population-based data; (2) examine whether the sensitivity of NT varies for specific types of cardiac defects. METHODS:Using population-based data of the Paris Registry of Co...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2883
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To add to the knowledge of chromosomal abnormalities associated with Dandy-Walker malformation. METHODS:Molecular cytogenetic analyses of a chorionic villus sampling and of an amniocentesis of a fetus with Dandy-Walker malformation and abnormal somatic development. RESULTS:All cells examined showed a 47, X...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.933
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The articles collected together in this issue describe first-trimester screening for a variety of complications. With the advance of both technology and research, early pregnancy screening is becoming ever more sophisticated and complex. While there are clear benefits to most women receiving early reassurance that the...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2687
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Clinical symptoms and ultrasound signs during pregnancy could suggest the presence of esophageal atresia (EA). However, most often EA is diagnosed postnatally. The aim of our study is to evaluate the course and outcome for prenatally and postnatally diagnosed EA. In addition, we studied the outcome of isolat...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.2466
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::A child was tentatively diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis, based on neonatal presentation with severe gastrointestinal complications; the diagnosis was not confirmed biochemically and no tissues were available for DNA analysis. The mother presented in her subsequent pregnancy, and microvillar enzyme analysis of cell...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970100911
更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT1) gene dosage studies were performed on uncultured amniotic cells from a fetus at risk for duplication/deficiency of 10q24 leads to qter, due to maternal translocation t(9;10)(p24;q24). Previous investigations in the same pedigree had shown triplex dosage effect of GOT1 on red bl...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970030410
更新日期:1983-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Respiratory chain deficiency (RCD) is responsible for a clinically heterogeneous group of early-onset untreatable disorders. Enzymological prenatal diagnosis (PD) can only be offered to a fraction of families. Moreover, due to the two-fold genetic origin of the respiratory chain (nuclear and mitochondrial DNA) and owi...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.126
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Counselling in connection with prenatal diagnosis (PND) is a common task for the obstetrician and the midwife. However, the decision making processes of pregnant women are not completely known, for instance, the questions of women's autonomy, the decision on how to act in the case of an abnormal test, and the partner'...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.1970080404
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To reevaluate the efficiency of the 12 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) used in the methylated DNA immunoprecipitation (MeDIP) real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time qPCR) based approach, develop an improved version of the diagnostic formula and perform a larger validation study. ...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.3947
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to explore the utility of rapid medical trio exome sequencing (ES) for prenatal diagnosis using the skeletal dysplasia as an exemplar. METHOD:Pregnant women who were referred for genetic testing because of ultrasound detection of fetal abnormalities suggestive of a skeletal dysplasia...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/pd.5653
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present a case of congenital listeriosis in a twin pregnancy. Presentation was prompted by decreased fetal movements and an ultrasound examination which demonstrated features similar to those observed in an adult with inflammatory conditions of the bowel, namely, small amounts of ascites, dilated loops of bowel and...
journal_title:Prenatal diagnosis
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(1998100)18:10<1075::aid-pd
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00