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The physician's role in prenatal counseling.

H L Minkoff

    American Family Physician
    |June 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    Preventing birth defects requires understanding causes and taking action before conception. Physicians can assess reproductive risks using patient history and the DIRE (drugs, infections, radiation, environment) framework.

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    Area of Science:

    • Reproductive Health
    • Teratology
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Birth defects affect 3% of live-born infants in the US.
    • Reducing malformation incidence requires understanding causative factors.
    • Intervention often necessitates preconception care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the importance of identifying factors causing malformations.
    • To emphasize the physician's role in assessing reproductive risk.
    • To introduce the DIRE acronym for risk assessment.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of factors contributing to congenital malformations.
    • Utilizing patient history for risk evaluation.
    • Application of the DIRE (drugs, infections, radiation, environment) framework.

    Main Results:

    • Understanding malformation causes is key to prevention.
    • Physicians play a crucial role in preconception counseling.
    • The DIRE framework provides a structured approach to assessing reproductive risk.

    Conclusions:

    • Proactive identification and mitigation of reproductive risks are essential.
    • Physician-led assessment using tools like DIRE can reduce birth defect rates.
    • Early intervention before conception is critical for preventing malformations.

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