The new method, called antenatal "reflex DNA screening", which screens for Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome*, detected more affected pregnancies than the test it replaced, with ...

The new method, called antenatal "reflex DNA screening," which screens for Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome, detected more affected pregnancies than the test it replaced, with ...

The Kano State Government has intensified efforts to improve maternal and child health by providing thousands of free antenatal and delivery kits monthly to pregnant women across the state.The State ...

The investigators found positive results for hypothyroidism in 390 women in the screening group and 404 in the control group. Treatment with levothyroxine was started in those in the screening ...

Prevalence of T.pallidum is increasing in Europe. Universal antenatal screening with comprehensive follow up algorithms are in place in Ireland. We aimed to evaluate adherence to comprehensive ...

A Senior Medical Officer at the Tarkwa Mine Hospital, Dr Antoinette Arthur Hasford, has issued a strong public health warning ...

Antenatal screening approaches effective in preventing mother-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis and rubella in vulnerable populations. Stockholm: ECDC; 2017.

Antenatal and postnatal screening are used to protect the health of mothers and babies. Check your knowledge of the techniques and diagnostic testing used with this Higher Human Biology quiz.

The researchers used the Welsh Study of Mothers and Babies prospective, population-based cohort and included 21,239 children in their analysis. In 7.6 of every 1,000 babies, mild-to-moderate ...

Congenital syphilis remains a critical issue in remote Australia, with healthcare barriers undermining effective STI screening and increasing pregnancy risks.

Full-text screening identified 207 eligible studies. Studies with overlapping populations, time periods, or outcomes were excluded from the meta-analyses, resulting in a final study dataset of 132.