Second-trimester cordocentesis and the risk of small for gestational age and preterm birth

• Main Authors: Tongsong,T., Wanapirak,C., Piyamongkol,W., Sirirchotiyakul,S., Tongprasert,F., Srisupundit,K., Luewan,S., Trisrisilp,K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2015
• Subjects: Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84925582354&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38442
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

METHODS: A cohort study from a tertiary care center. Pregnant women without medical or obstetric complications and without ultrasonographically evident fetal anomalies scheduled for cordocentesis between 16 and 22 weeks of gestation (predominantly to detect severe fetal hemoglobinopathies) were pros...