An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers
Bahado-Singh R, Deren O, Oz U, Tan A, Hunter D, Copel J, Mahoney M. An alternative for women initially declining genetic amniocentesis: Individual Down syndrome odds on the basis of maternal age and multiple ultrasonographic markers. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 514-519. PMID: 9731862, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70388-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperechoic fetal bowelMaternal ageDown syndromeFetal bowelUltrasonographic parametersScreen-positive rateSignificant independent predictorsAge-related riskDown syndrome riskIndividual oddsLikelihood ratioPositive predictive valueHypoplastic fifth digitDigit hypoplasiaWeeks' gestationIndependent predictorsNormal medianIndividual Down syndrome oddsSingleton fetusesSyndrome riskUltrasonographic markersSerum screeningGenetic amniocentesisHigh riskNuchal thickeningPrenatal prediction of neonatal outcome in the extremely low-birth-weight infant
Bahado-Singh R, Dashe J, Deren O, Daftary G, Copel J, Ehrenkranz R. Prenatal prediction of neonatal outcome in the extremely low-birth-weight infant. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 178: 462-468. PMID: 9539509, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70421-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal outcomesOverall survivalSevere morbidityGestational ageAbdominal circumferenceBackward stepwise logistic regression analysisStepwise logistic regression analysisSevere neonatal morbiditySignificant independent predictorsAbdominal circumference measurementsLogistic regression analysisObstetric decision makingPrenatal parametersNeonatal morbiditySingleton infantsWeight infantsIndependent predictorsFetal weightNeonatal dataBirth weightWeight pregnanciesObstetric estimatePrenatal predictorsParental counselingCategories of outcomes