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2. Obstetric ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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   The most accurate measurement for dating is the crown-rump length of the fetus, which can be done between 7 and 13 weeks of gestation. After 13 weeks of gestation, the fetal age may be estimated using the biparietal diameter (the transverse diameter of the head, across the two parietal bones ), the head circumference, the length of the femur ...

3. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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   There are three purposes of prenatal diagnosis: (1) to enable timely medical or surgical treatment of a condition before or after birth, (2) to give the parents the chance to abort a fetus with the diagnosed condition, and (3) to give parents the chance to prepare psychologically, socially, financially, and medically for a baby with a health problem or disability, or for the likelihood of a ...

4. Screening (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Beck Depression Inventory to screen for depression; SPAI-B, the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale and Social Phobia Inventory to screen for social anxiety disorder; Alpha-fetoprotein, blood tests and ultrasound scans for pregnant women to detect fetal abnormalities; Bitewing radiographs to screen for interproximal dental caries

5. Having a baby? You need to read this: Postpartum depression ...

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   Often mistaken as a fleeting feeling of sadness, regret or “the baby blues” that will just go away with time, postpartum depression is much more than a temporary inconvenience and can have a ...

6. Medical imaging in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   A V/Q scan confers a higher radiation dose to the fetus, while a CTPA confers a much higher radiation dose to the mother's breasts. A review from the United Kingdom in 2005 considered CTPA to be generally preferable in suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy because of higher sensitivity and specificity as well as a relatively modest cost.

7. Obstetrics - Wikipedia

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   A dating scan at 12 weeks Obstetric ultrasonography is routinely used for dating the gestational age of a pregnancy from the size of the fetus , determine the number of fetuses and placentae , evaluate for an ectopic pregnancy and first trimester bleeding, the most accurate dating being in first trimester before the growth of the foetus has ...