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Article: Amniocentesis.
- Article from:
- OB/GYN Clinical Alert
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Amniocentesis
Abstract & Commentary
Synopsis: Serum testing of all pregnant women would reduce the number of amniocenteses and decrease procedure-related losses.
Source: Egan JF, et al. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96: 979-985.
Egan and colleagues reviewed u.s. birth data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) between 1974-1997, during which time the rate of births to women 35 years or older rose from 4.7% of all deliveries to 12.6%. The practice of routinely offering triple screening (MSAFP, HCG, and estriol) to patients older than 35 years of age has not been uniformly embraced by practitioners and some official medical ...