Performance and outcomes of noninvasive prenatal testing for twin pregnancies in Japan

Autor: Saki Inuzuka, Eri Takeda, Kumiko Oseto, Kyoko Kumagai, Nobuhiro Suzumori, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Yuka Ohigashi, Hidehiko Miyake, Junko Yotsumoto
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.
ISSN: 1341-8076
DOI: 10.1111/jog.13744
Popis: AIM The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of women with twin pregnancies who undergo noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) as well as the post-partum and neonatal outcomes of such cases in Japan. METHODS The study population consisted of women who were pregnant with twins and who underwent NIPT using massively parallel sequencing (MPS) at Nagoya City University Hospital between April 2013 and June 2016. Questionnaires were completed pre-NIPT and post-partum. RESULTS Among 4009 women who underwent NIPT during the study period, 75 women (1.9%) were pregnant with twins. Fifteen women (20%) experienced vanishing twin/intrauterine fetal deaths at
Databáze: OpenAIRE