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Ultrasonographic method for detection of haemoglobin Bart's hydrops fetalis in the second trimester of pregnancy
Author(s) -
Kanokpongsakdi S.,
Fucharoen S.,
Vatanasiri C.,
Thonglairoam V.,
Winichagoon P.,
Manassakorn J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970101208
Subject(s) - hydrops fetalis , medicine , obstetrics , ultrasonography , pregnancy , fetus , gestation , prenatal diagnosis , first trimester , second trimester , hemoglobinopathy , gynecology , hemolytic anemia , radiology , genetics , biology
Abstract In nine pregnant women at risk for fetal alpha‐thalassaemia, the two affected fetuses were diagnosed by ultrasonography at 18–20 weeks' gestation. In countries with limited resources, ultrasonography provides a cost‐effective method of prenatal screening for this condition.