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ANTENATAL SCREENING [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography
DEF

Screening for the detection of foetal disease, usually by ultrasound examination or by testing amniotic fluid obtained by amniocentesis.

OBS

Other screening techniques include testing maternal serum and placental biopsy.

Key term(s)
  • pre-natal screening
  • ante-natal screening

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Grossesse
  • Ultrasonographie
CONT

Le Prénatest MD est un dépistage prénatal, c'est-à-dire qu'il permet à la femme enceinte de connaître son propre taux de risque de porter un fœtus potentiellement atteint d'une des anomalies les plus fréquemment observées à la naissance : la trisomie 21, la trisomie 18 et les anomalies de fermeture du tube neural.

Key term(s)
  • dépistage pré-natal

Spanish

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