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The role of prenatal screening in predicting pregnancy complications and genetic abnormalities in the second trimester of pregnancy /

Osama Ashour Haddad

The role of prenatal screening in predicting pregnancy complications and genetic abnormalities in the second trimester of pregnancy / دور المسح الطبى أثناء الجزء الثانى من الحمل فى التنبؤ بمضاعفات الحمل و التشوهات الوراثية Osama Ashour Haddad ; Supervised Basma Makin Abdelaziem , Khaled Ramzy Gaber , Omneya Mostafa Helal - Cairo : Osama Ashour Haddad , 2012 - 150 P. : charts ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

To assess the sensitivity of second trimester prenatal screening and its value in predicting pregnancy complications and genetic abnormalities. 300 pregnant females were subjected to MSAFP testing at 15-18Wks and ultrasound scan at 16-18 Wks for soft markers, major anomaly. AC was offered to high risk cases, and cases were followed till term to assess the outcome



Genetic abnormalities Pregnancy complication Prenatal screening