An Older Woman in Early Pregnancy: What Antenatal Screening is Appropriate?
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Case scenario A 40 years old Malay woman is amenorrhoeic for six weeks with no other symptoms of pregnancy. Urine pregnancy test is positive and transvaginal ultrasound confirmed a six-week intrauterine pregnancy. She had three previous uneventful pregnancies; her last childbirth was 7 years ago. She is concern about the risk of Down’s syndrome. She and her husband are against termination of pregnancy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
دوره 3 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008