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Relationship between nuchal translucency at 11-14 weeks and nuchal fold at 20-24 weeks of gestation
L J Salomon1, J P Bernard, P Taupin
1Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-St Germain, 10 rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300 Poissy, France.
Objectives:
To examine the relationship between the measurement of nuchal translucency in the first trimester and nuchal fold in the second trimester in normal pregnancy.
Methods:
This was a prospective study of 592 singleton pregnancies. Fetal nuchal translucency was measured at 11-14 weeks of gestation and nuchal fold at 20-24 weeks of gestation. Linear regression models were used to assess the relationship between nuchal translucency and nuchal fold after adjustment for gestational age.
Results:
There was no significant association between nuchal translucency and nuchal fold thickness.
Conclusion:
It is possible that measurement of nuchal translucency and nuchal fold may provide an independent contribution in screening for trisomy 21.
