The prevalence of intellectual disabilities is often quoted at 1%. A meta-analysis of articles
published between 1980 and 2009 confirmed this prevalence. Changes in diagnostic …

During pregnancy, several tightly coordinated and regulated processes take place to enable
proper fetal development and gestational success. The formation and development of the …

BACKGROUND Definitive prenatal diagnosis of chromosome abnormalities through the
analysis of amniocytes or chorionic villus samples (CVS) is an accepted part of prenatal …

Objective To review the effect of assisted human reproduction (AHR) on perinatal outcomes,
to identify areas requiring further research with regard to birth outcomes and AHR, and to …

Background Common fetal aneuploidies include Down syndrome (trisomy 21 or T21),
Edward syndrome (trisomy 18 or T18), Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 or T13), Turner …

Sex differences exist in the incidence and presentation of many pregnancy complications,
including but not limited to pregnancy loss, spontaneous preterm birth, and fetal growth …

Page 1 gender, class and reflexive modernity in india Mothsna latha beliappa GENDERS AND
SEXUALITIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES B º Page 2 Gender, Class and Reflexive Modernity in …

Background The first-and second-trimester screening for trisomy 21 (T21) are reimbursed for
all pregnant women in Belgium. Using a cut-off risk of 1: 300 for T21, about 5% of all …

Many elements of routine prenatal care are based on tradition and lack a firm evidence
base; however, some elements are supported by more rigorous studies. Correct dating of …

Genomics-based non-invasive prenatal screening using cell-free DNA (cfDNA screening)
was proposed to reduce the number of invasive procedures in current prenatal diagnosis for …