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Amniocentesis: technique and education.Nizard J GH Pitié-Salpêtrière, Service de gynécologie obstétrique, Paris, France. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review available data on the technique and education of amniocentesis. RECENT FINDINGS: Literature shows many tools facilitating training for amniocentesis. These models can be either bought or hand made. Initial teaching should ideally be part of a specific curriculum. Reports of fetal loss due to amniocentesis differ greatly among authors, varying from 0.13 to 2.2%. SUMMARY: Developing an adapted curriculum for amniocentesis training is important and emphasizes the usefulness of a standardize technique. Available data on the risks of amniocentesis should help counseling women/couples. Published 25 January 2010 in Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. Articles on Amniocentesis published 25 January 2010: In utero cortisol and testosterone exposure and fear reactivity in infancy. Horm Behav. Fetal programming is emerging as a major conceptual model for understanding developmental origins of health and disease, including behavioral outcomes. As part of a larger study of prenatal stress and child development, we examined the association between prenatal hormone exposure and fear reactivity, a temperament dimension that is a predictor of long-term behavioral adjustment. Amniotic fluid was collected from a sample of women undergoing clinically indicated amniocentesis for later analysis ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Amniocentesis published 21 January 2010: Decision Making and Attitudes towards Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis in the Early Second Trimester. Ultraschall Med. PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of the a priori attitude, nondirective counselling and targeted second trimester ultrasound examination on the decision process concerning invasive prenatal diagnosis in the second trimester. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective study including 696 high-risk pregnancies at 15 to 18 weeks' gestation, performed from 2005 - 2007. Attitudes towards invasive prenatal testing were explored before and after genetic counselling and targeted ultrasound examination in a ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Antenatal diagnostic problem of congenital rubella. Indian J Pediatr. We present a preterm neonate who developed congenital rubella syndrome in a mother who had rubella at 5 months of gestation. An amniocentesis was done in the mother at that time but amniotic fluid rubella PCR was negative. Thus, inspite of prenatal screening, one cannot definitely conclude absence of perinatal transmission of rubella. [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Amniocentesis published 20 January 2010: Effect of religion on the attitude of primiparous women toward genetic testing. Prenat Diagn. BACKGROUND: Factors that influence a pregnant woman's decision to accept or decline genetic tests are largely undefined. The objective of this study was to determine the acceptance rate of prenatal diagnostic testing in Lebanon according to religion. METHODS: Prenatal charts were reviewed to obtain information about prenatal genetic testing. Women were divided according to their religion and were compared regarding the acceptance of triple screen test (TST) or amniocentesis (AMN) and reasons ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Amniocentesis published 19 January 2010: Did I really want to know this? Pregnant women's reaction to detection of a soft marker during ultrasound screening. Patient Educ Couns. OBJECTIVE: To investigate women's expectations of routine ultrasound and experiences when soft markers were discovered: what the disclosure meant, how it affected them, how they experienced the information given and why they did or did not choose amniocentesis. DESIGN: Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 women 25-30 weeks into the pregnancy, 7-13 weeks after the discovery of a soft marker. FINDINGS: Women lacked knowledge about the potential of the scan and detection of ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Amniocentesis published 13 January 2010: Cellular Cardiomyoplasty with Human Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Tissue Eng Part A. Human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSC) derived from amniocentesis of second trimester were evaluated for the therapeutic potential of cardiac repair. Whether hAFSC can be differentiated into cardiomyogenic cells and toward the maturation of endothelial cell lineage was investigated in vitro using mimicking differentiation milieu. Employing an immune-suppressed rat model with experimental MI, an intramyocardial injection was conducted with a needle directly into the peri-infarct areas. There ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Amniocentesis published 11 January 2010: Trends in prenatal screening and diagnostic testing among women referred for advanced maternal age. Prenat Diagn. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the trends in uptake of amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling (CVS) for prenatal diagnosis compared with uptake of first and second trimester prenatal serum screening for Down syndrome among patients referred for genetic counseling for advanced maternal age (AMA). METHODS: Patients referred for AMA genetic counseling from 2001 through 2008 were informed of both prenatal serum screening and invasive diagnostic testing options. Testing offered and testing decisions ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling in twin gestations: which is the best sampling technique? Am J Obstet Gynecol. OBJECTIVE: To compare the fetal loss rate <24 weeks and the preterm premature rupture of the membranes <34 weeks' gestation according to type of invasive procedure and to sampling techniques in twins. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of 204 twin pregnancies, who underwent amniocentesis (100) or chorionic villus sampling (104). RESULTS: Fetal loss rate <4 weeks was 3.85% in chorionic villus sampling group and 4.00% in amniocentesis group (P value not significant). According to ... [Abstract] [Full-text] © 2005-2010 Amniocentesis Research Today. All Rights Reserved. |
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