Prenatal diagnosis and elective termination of neural tube defects in Hawaii, 1986-1997.
Fetal Diagn Ther
; 15(3): 146-51, 2000.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10781998
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the influence of various factors on the prenatal diagnosis and elective termination of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Hawaii in 1986-1997.METHODS:
Data from a birth defects registry were analyzed and included 245 cases.RESULTS:
74% of the cases were prenatally diagnosed and 48% were terminated. Anencephaly was more likely to be prenatally diagnosed and electively terminated than spina bifida or encephalocele. Other factors such as maternal age, race/ethnicity, place of residence, and elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein influenced the prenatal diagnosis and/or elective termination of NTD-affected pregnancies. However, a given factor may influence prenatal diagnosis and elective termination in different ways.CONCLUSIONS:
Various diagnostic and demographic factors can influence the prenatal diagnosis and the subsequent termination of NTD-affected pregnancies.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prenatal Diagnosis
/
Abortion, Induced
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Fetal Diseases
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Neural Tube Defects
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Fetal Diagn Ther
Journal subject:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
/
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States