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Mrs X, 29 years of age Primigravida with 18+6weeks period of gestation First trimester combined screening low risk for aneuploidies Referred to ACFM with diastometomelia in an anomaly scan done elsewhere. On USG Introduction Diastematomyelia (also termed diplomyelia, pseudodiplomyelia, dimyelia,...
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Care for the unborn gets a boost, thanks to combined expertise of neonatalogists, paediatric surgeons and geneticists Diwali arrived early for the Jains—Deepak and Soniya—of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Soniya recently gave birth to their second daughter, and their elder...
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Magnitude of problem Around the world, 15 million babies are born prematurely (Less than 37 completed weeks) every year and one million of these will not survive due to complications of preterm birth. Worldwide 1 in 10 babies are born...
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Author: Rachna Gupta It is a well-known fact that antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) reduce perinatal mortalityby reducing the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies (1). Cochrane review 2017 reveals that a single course of ACS significantly reduces the...
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Date: 29th and 30th April 2017 Venue: Auditorium, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi The Anomaly scan is considered as the most important scan in pregnancy and it is medico-legally important to perform it to the best of standards, with proper...
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Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine in organising a special one day CME to highlight the thoughts and scientific advancements in Maternal Fetal medicine speciality as part of its 10 years celebrations. The highlights of the programme are Contingent screening for...
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Couples should opt for foetal surgeries over pregnancy termination in cases of complexities, experts said here today. “The problem in our country is that we terminate pregnancy very easily. There is a need to educate the obstetrician that if they...
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