Key-words Disease name and synonyms Excluded diseases Definition Diagnostic criteria Differential diagnosis Incidence Clinical description Management including treatments Etiology Biological diagnostic test Genetic counseling Prenatal diagnosis Unsolved questions and comments References

extract when a woman undergoes genetic testing of her fetus, the physiologic and emotional demands are great. careful nursing assessment and support are vital. the main benefit of prenatal genetic diagnosis is that women be given the opportunity to coping with your pregnancy where fetal abnormalities has been diagnosed or achieve  to a complete relaxation with  the positive results obtained . e...

BACKGROUND Although animal studies have demonstrated frontal white matter and behavioral changes resulting from prenatal cocaine exposure, no human studies have associated neuropsychological deficits in attention and inhibition with brain structure. We used diffusion tensor imaging to investigate frontal white matter integrity and executive functioning in cocaine-exposed children. METHODS Six...

Aims: Paying attention to the health of pregnant women leads to the newborn’s health and ultimately, the health of society. Health literacy and knowledge of antenatal care reduce neonatal and maternal fatality, increase maternal and neonatal health. The current research, therefore, aims to investigate the association of health literacy, antenatal care adequacy indicators, and delivery outcomes....

Introduction: Quality of life is individuals’ perception of their status in life in the context of the culture and value systems they live in. Pregnancy has a great impact on mothers and their quality of life. Prenatal classes provide mothers with information about pregnancy, labor process and newborn care. Objective:The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of prenata...

abstract background thalassemia is common in the iranian population, and it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of the microcytic hypochromic anemia. the molecular analysis of β-thalassemia is necessary for prenatal molecular diagnosis. α-thalassemia caused by loss of function of either one of the two duplicated α-globin genes or in less frequent non deletion mutations mostly locat...

. 12.00 background: prenatal care is a comprehensive antepartum care program involving a coordinated approach to medical care and psychosocial support that is optimally offered before conception. inadequate care during pregnancy can lead to undesirable outcomes, including preterm labor and low birth weight. one of these new, accurate, and comprehensive indicator measurements is adequacy of pren...

The pregnancy and the adaptation to motherhood is one of the most signifcant events during a woman’s life time. The pregnancy is associated with major psychological and physical changes. The woman expects to attach to the fetus and prepare for the life as a mother. Interventions during pregnancy must be implemented with respect for the sensitive period as a pregnancy is. The aim with this chapt...

Since 1995 the United States Public Health Service has recommended voluntary prenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing for all pregnant women in the United States. To better understand how well this goal is being met in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health facilitated a review of hospital medical records for a random sample of women who gave birth in Wisconsin in 2003. O...