First trimester prenatal diagnosis: earlier is not necessarily better.
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First trimester prenatal diagnosis: earlier is not necessarily better.
In the past few years considerable attention has been given to a relatively new method of prenatal diagnosis known as chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Because CVS can be performed in the first trimester it is hailed by many as a significant advance over amniocentesis. What has not been as publicized, however, are the disadvantages of CVS and earlier prenatal diagnosis. The emotional costs of CV...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.20.3.146