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| Author(s): | E. Crabtree Burton and R. L. Luciani |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780199599301 |
| Format: | softback |
| 119pp | |
| Price: | £13.99 |
| Review Date: | 08 November 2011 |
| Review: | From a pregnant woman’s first medical visit to the time of birth, every appointment is likely to involve some kind of testing. This handbook provides a clear timeline and explanation of all the tests that she can expect to be offered at each stage of pregnancy and an explanation of how and why they are performed. These tests can be broadly divided into two categories: tests that assess the general health of the mother, and screening and testing of the developing foetus. There are chapters on: Diagnosing pregnancy; Genetic screening of the parents; Genetic screening of the foetus; Genetic testing of the foetus; General prenatal testing; Explaining ultrasound; Early first trimester ultrasound; The nuchal translucency scan: 11–13 weeks; The anatomy scan: 18–20 weeks; Third trimester ultrasound and NST; Options if abnormality is found; an Most frequently asked questions. |