OBJECTIVE To evaluate fetal cardiac response to cordocentesis and whether such changes may affect pregnancy outcome. METHODS 117 singleton pregnant women requiring percutaneous trans-abdominal cordocentesis were prospectively included. Fetal heart rate was continuously evaluated by ultrasound for 1 min after completion of cordocentesis and intermittently for 20 min more. Fetal and pregnancy o...

Cordocentesis is a procedure to sample fetal blood from the umbilical cord by a needle that is inserted through the maternal abdominal wall under continuous ultrasonographic monitoring. Typical indications for cordecentesis are the fetal risk of thalassemia and rapid daryotyping. Fetal intravascular accessibility allows the possibility of proceeding to more difficult invasive procedures of perf...

Cordocentesis has been practiced as a diagnostical tool for prenatal diagnosis of intrauterine infections, hematological disorders, metabolic status of the fetus and rapid cytogenetic analysis. The performance of 198 cordocentesis is presented over 3 years of experience. A 21 gauge spinal needle is inserted via the optimal point on the maternal abdomen under real-time ultrasonic guidance into t...

Objetivo. Comparar la frecuencia y cantidad de hemorragia materno-fetal posterior a amniocentesis cordocentesis. Diseño. Estudio casos controles. Métodos. Gestantes con embarazos simples sin anomalías fetales sometidas para determinación del cariotipo fetal (16 20 semanas gestación) o cordocentesis (20 30 embarazo) en el periodo enero 2017 mayo 2022. Principales medidas estudio. Características...

OBJECTIVES To compare the adverse pregnancy outcomes among the three groups of umbilical cord bleeding following cordocentesis; a group of no bleeding (group 1), transient bleeding (group 2), and persistent bleeding (>60 s: group 3). METHODS Consecutive cases of cordocentesis were prospectively recorded and followed up. The inclusion criteria for analysis consisted of (1) singleton pregnancie...

These three cases were examples of rhesus iso immunisation. All three cases were managed successfully using current conservative guides in ultrasonography for rhesus iso-immunization. The use of Uitrasound doppler had helped us to decide the timing and immediate neonatal management. In an ideal situation detection of fetal anaemia less than 9g/dl is an indication for intra uterine transfusion g...