Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of vasa praevia and analysis of risk factors
@article{Baulies2007PrenatalUD, title={Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of vasa praevia and analysis of risk factors}, author={Sonia Baulies and Nerea Maiz and Ana Mu{\~n}oz and Margarita Torrents and M{\'o}nica Echevarr{\'i}a and Bernat Serra}, journal={Prenatal Diagnosis}, year={2007}, volume={27} }
To evaluate the role of ultrasound in prenatal diagnosis of vasa praevia (VP) and to asses the risk of VP associated with different causal factors.
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Assessment of the prenatal detection of vasa previa and its subsequent impact on neonatal outcomes in two 10‐year periods (1988–1997 versus 1998–2007) found no change in neonatal morbidity and mortality.
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