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Invasive Fetal Assessment by Fetal Blood Sampling

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Current Perinatology

Abstract

The development of the discipline of maternal-fetal medicine has been hampered by the lack of direct access to the fetus. With the development of high-resolution, real-time ultrasound, we have acquired a way to perform a “physical exam” of our fetal patients, but the idea of a modern internist or pediatrician making diagnoses or administering treatments without laboratory tests of patients is obviously untenable.

Recently, access to the fetal circulation has been obtained through fetal blood sampling. In the past, the only sources of fetal blood were either placentocentesis, which resulted in samples contaminated with maternal blood, or fetoscopy, which was hampered by a high rate of pregnancy loss. As discussed in this chapter, easy access to the fetal circulation has significantly altered the practice of perinatal medicine.

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  1. Perinatal Medicine, Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, USA

    Manohar Rathi M.D. (Director, Assosiate Professor of Pediatrics) (Director, Assosiate Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA

    Manohar Rathi M.D. (Director, Assosiate Professor of Pediatrics) (Director, Assosiate Professor of Pediatrics)

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Copel, J.A., Grannum, P.A. (1990). Invasive Fetal Assessment by Fetal Blood Sampling. In: Rathi, M. (eds) Current Perinatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3380-0_3

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