Prenatal ultrasound screening: false positive soft markers may alter maternal representations and mother-infant interaction.

Prenatal ultrasound screening: false positive soft markers may alter maternal representations and mother-infant interaction.

In up to 5% of pregnancies, ultrasound screening detects a "soft marker" (SM) that places the foetus at risk for a severe abnormality. In most cases, prenatal diagnostic work-up rules out a severe defect. We aimed to study the effects of false positive SM on maternal emotional status, mate...

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Main Authors: Sylvie Viaux-Savelon, Marc Dommergues, Ouriel Rosenblum, Nicolas Bodeau, Elizabeth Aidane, Odile Philippon, Philippe Mazet, Claude Vibert-Guigue, Danièle Vauthier-Brouzes, Ruth Feldman, David Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264650?pdf=render

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