ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary. Maternal plasma α-fetoprotein (AFP) was measured serially between 15 weeks gestation and term in 520 patients. Thirty-seven of these women were delivered of normal singleton infants with birthweights 〈2·5 kg. The median plasma AFP values in this group of women were highest between 15 and 20 weeks gestation and then declined steadily towards term. It is concluded that the use of maternal plasma or serum AFP in the early detection of low birthweight babies is optimal in the period most suitable for screening for fetal neural tube defects.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1982.tb05076.x