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Maternal response to anomalies detected by antenatal ultrasonography
1Regional Centre for Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Objective:
To determine the effect of an atypical antenatal scan on the expectant mother.
Design:
Postnatal postal questionnaire.
Setting:
Questionnaires completed at home after the infants had been investigated at a regional paediatric surgical unit.
Subjects:
Twenty-nine mothers.
Results:
The mothers had a very positive attitude to antenatal ultrasonography. The information that the scan was atypical resulted in a high level of parental anxiety which sometimes persisted into the postnatal period.
Conclusion:
A multidisciplinary approach is required for the management of the expectant mother who has an atypical scan.
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