South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskundeHumansFemalePregnancySouth AfricaAdult
Aneuploidy screening in women of advanced age in the public healthcare setting of a low- to middle- income country - an observational cohort study.
L Geerts, N Du Toit, M Schoeman
Published: 202510.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i7.2052
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Screening and termination of pregnancy (TOP) for Down syndrome (DS) are both available in South Africa (SA), but DS is infrequently diagnosed prenatally in the public sector (7% in 2008), resulting in a high live-birth prevalence (1.33 -…
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