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Two high pressure conundrums and a possible congenital link

Authors :
Eve Atkinson
S M George
Janet E. Berrington
Ayad Shafiq
Julia E Clark
M Ogjnanovic
Source :
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice. 96:210-215
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
BMJ, 2010.

Abstract

Although antenatal care and diagnosis have improved and many abnormalities are now anticipated infants are still born that pose diagnostic conundrums. We present one such scenario with complex diagnostic and management challenges. Emily was born at 35+6 weeks. This was the first pregnancy for her 19-year-old mum who had no significant medical or obstetric history. She was known to fetal medicine because of fetal growth retardation, with an estimated fetal weight at 33+4 weeks below the third percentile. Following a 3-week period of static growth labour was induced for fetal wellbeing. Shortly after induction following fetal bradycardia Emily was delivered by caesarean section. Emily weighed 1.58 kg (

Details

ISSN :
17430593 and 17430585
Volume :
96
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....33a9b86fc78bc498645326898fc92bce
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.184440