260: Second trimester nuchal fold thickness and pregnancy outcomes

The effect of nuchal cord on nuchal fold thickness measured in the second trimester.

PURPOSE To find out whether nuchal cord causes an effect on the nuchal skin fold thickness (NFT) measurements, or not. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 242 fetuses with normal outcomes that had undergone detailed second trimester US scan between 18 and 24 weeks of gestation were included in the study. NFT measurements were made on axial cranial US images passing through the cerebellum and cavu...

Evaluation of Nuchal Translucency Measuremen in First Trimester Pregnancy

Background A significant number of pregnancies, particularly in women with previous histories of infertility, are associated with fetal abnormalities. Methods such as the nuchal translucency (NT) measurement enable us to identify more pregnancies with chromosomal abnormalities. MaterialsAndMethods This analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 446 pregnant women at 11-14 weeks gestation, ...

Second trimester pregnancy loss.

Second trimester pregnancy loss is uncommon, but it should be regarded as an important event in a woman's obstetric history. Fetal abnormalities, including chromosomal problems, and maternal anatomic factors, immunologic factors, infection, and thrombophilia should be considered; however, a cause-and-effect relationship may be difficult to establish. A thorough history and physical examination ...

Pregnancy outcomes after late second trimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis

Objective: To compare the rate of preterm delivery in patients who had an amniocentesis before and after 20 weeks gestation. Study Design: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients referred for specialized sonogram between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2009. Outcomes of patients who underwent amniocentesis at less than 20 0/7 weeks were compared to those who had amniocen...

Does fetal gender affect nuchal skin-fold thickness?