Prenatal ultrasound factors and genetic disorders in pregnancies complicated by polyhydramnios.

Simona BoitoFrancesca CrovettoBenedetta IschiaBeatrice Letizia CrippaIsabella FabiettiMaria Francesca BedeschiFaustina LalattaLorenzo ColomboFabio MoscaLuigi FedeleNicola Persico

Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2016)

A postnatal clinical follow-up program can reveal chromosomal or genetic disorders in about 13% of neonates with a prenatal diagnosis of polyhydramnios. The severity of polyhydramnios and the reduction of fetal movements are independently associated with the presence of such diseases. © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
magnetic resonance imaging
pregnant women
preterm infants
dna methylation
preterm birth
low birth weight
quality improvement
single cell
computed tomography
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
ultrasound guided