Sentences with phrase «of fetal abnormalities»

«We generally try to avoid the first trimester, although there is little evidence of teratogenicity [the production of fetal abnormalities] from current inhalational agents,» says Dr. Copel.

Lyn Chitty, Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust, has published extensively on prenatal diagnosis and ultrasound screening of fetal abnormalities, and was responsible for creating the fetal size standards now in use throughout the UK and beyond.

The findings may help identify high - risk pregnant women and potentially avoid unnecessary treatment that carries the risk of fetal abnormalities.

Not exact matches

The bill makes some exceptions for fetal abnormalities «incompatible with life,» threats to the life of the pregnant woman, and survivors of rape and incest who report the crimes perpetrated against them within 45 and 140 days, respectively.

The Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing process, also referred to as NIPT, offers peace of mind for many expecting parents by ruling out the need for invasive screenings for a wide range of chromosomal conditions including Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, and other fetal sex chromosome abnormalities.

Speaking of grip strength, one interesting piece of information to consider if you've consumed (or are thinking about consuming) alcohol: besides the more obvious signs and symptoms of fetal alcohol exposure, poor hand grip strength is one common central nervous system abnormality.

Some factors that predispose a mother to carrying a breech baby include uterine malformations or fibroids, polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid), placenta previa (the edge of the placenta partially or fully covers the cervix), fetal abnormalities, and multiple gestations.

Twins and multiple babies are more prone to congenital abnormalities, fetal growth restriction, premature birth, low birth weight, and death of one or more of the babies.

A German study found uterine hyperstimulation occurred in 10 % of women during nipple stimulation, and in 1 % this was accompanied by reversible abnormalities in fetal heart rate patterns.

What is most unsettling is that many of the heart rate abnormalities are easily resolved with simple measures such as position changes, which the mother is hindered from doing while attached to the electronic fetal monitor.

However, the most common sign indicative of uterine rupture is fetal heart rate abnormality, which has been associated with up to 70 % of cases of uterine ruptures.

Five of the neonatal deaths resulted from lethal fetal abnormalities, such as Potter's syndrome.

Microcephaly is rare — occurring in 6 out of 10,000 live births in the U.S. — but suddenly there were reports of thousands of women in Brazil giving birth to babies with the birth defect, other severe fetal abnormalities or Guillain - Barre syndrome, a nervous system disorder.

This is normally used to detect fetal abnormalities such as Down's syndrome, and involves inserting a needle into a pregnant woman's belly to take a sample of amniotic fluid containing cells from her fetus.

Several studies had already pinned some of the visible abnormalities in clones on the absence of vital molecules that turn gene expression on and off during fetal development.

Excess weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk of a number of pregnancy complications including gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, fetal growth abnormalities and increased difficulty during labor and delivery.

Of 22 subjects with congenital infection, 11 with ultrasound fetal abnormalities were symptomatic.

UCLA - led researchers have found that Zika viral load and the degree of Zika symptoms during pregnancy were not necessarily associated with problems during pregnancy or fetal abnormalities at birth.

One theory of autistic savantism suggests that during fetal development or early in life, some developmental abnormality affects the brain's left side, resulting in the difficulties that many autistic people have with words and social interaction, functions typically processed by the left hemisphere.

Only chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis can definitely detect or rule out fetal genetic abnormalities, but these are invasive to the pregnancy and carry a risk of miscarriage.

In 2015, the Zika virus began spreading throughout the Americas and a potential link was seen between the virus and a significant increase in cases of fetal microcephaly, as well as other neurologic abnormalities.

«Studies of fetuses and babies with the telltale small brains and heads of microcephaly in Zika - affected areas have found abnormalities in the cortex, and Zika virus has been found in the fetal tissue,» says Guo - li Ming, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and psychiatry and behavioral science at Johns Hopkins» Institute for Cell Engineering.

Similarly, fetal limb deformities, such as structural abnormalities of the fingers and toes (clinodactyly, polydactyly, etc.), are relatively frequent ultrasonographic findings and are also associated with a variety of syndromic and non-syndromic genetic disorders (Warman et al., 2011; Porter & Herman, 2011).

Esophageal atresia (EA) is an abnormality of the esophagus that occurs early on during fetal development.

Both considered whole grains, rye and rolled oats are rich in «regularity - enhancing fiber» and are excellent sources of iron and B vitamins like folic acid, which work to prevent maternal anemia, reduced fetal growth, and congenital abnormalities such as neural - tube and brain and heart defects.

After consideration and assessment for the risk of a genetic abnormality, followed by a detailed ultrasound for fetal anatomy, the pregnancy should progress as normal.

Accurate dating of the pregnancy Early diagnosis of many major fetal abnormalities The detection of multiple pregnancies with.

Ectodermal defects: any of a multitude of abnormalities arising from maldevelopment of the fetal ectoderm (e.g., skin, nervous system, eyes).

Fetal abnormalities, embryo resorption, ketosis, and reduced milk production are possible adverse effects of providing inadequate carbohydrates during gestation and lactation.»

If a woman becomes infected during the later two thirds of pregnancy toxoplasmosis may cause severe fetal abnormalities.

Other research The country's rampant air pollution is also a serious threat to pregnant women, increasing the risk of giving birth to under - weight infants and resulting in chromosomal abnormalities in fetal tissues, said studies conducted by Yale and Columbia Universities.

alcohol - related birth defects (ARBD) A term coined by the Institute of Medicine in 1996 that is used to describe a type of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) affecting individuals with confirmed maternal alcohol use and one or more congenital defects, including heart, bone, kidney, vision, or hearing abnormalities.

Iowa moved to further restrict coverage of abortion for Medicaid recipients in the state to only cases of life endangerment, rape and incest, and eliminated a long - standing provision in state law providing coverage in cases where there is a diagnosed fetal abnormality.

On the same grounds, Doe V. Bolton strikes down a 1968 abortion reform statute in the state of Georgia that had prohibited abortions, except in cases of medical necessity, rape, incest, and fetal abnormality.