Background Down's syndrome occurs when a person has three copies of chromosome 21‐
or the specific area of chromosome 21 implicated in causing Down's syndrome‐rather than …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to evaluate pregnant women's knowledge about features of
second-trimester screening for Down syndrome and to assess whether knowledge and …

Objective: To investigate the relationship between unexplained elevated second-trimester
free β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels and pregnancy complications as well …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of smoking and number of previous births on maternal
serum levels of α-fetoprotein and free β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (free β …

PRENATALNA DIJAGNOSTIKA – NAŠA ISKUSTVA Page 1 PRENATALNA DIJAGNOSTIKA –
NAŠA ISKUSTVA Brajenović-Milić, Bojana; Vraneković, Jadranka; Petrović, Oleg; Masovčić …

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of live birth Down syndrome (DS) in the region of
Primorsko-goranska County (PGC) in Croatia from 1996 to 2005 and to evaluate the impact …

Objectives: This study was undertaken to assess women's self-reported awareness of Down
syndrome before they became pregnant and after they were supposedly informed about …

Abstract (english) A variety of invasive and non-invasive tests have been included in the
modern prenatal care. Invasive and diagnostic tests (chorionic villus sampling and …

The present study aimed to assess (i) the impact of screening consultation on male partner's
knowledge about second trimester maternal serum screening for Down syndrome and on …

Sažetak Pozadina istraživanja: Djeca s Down sindromom (DS) zaostaju za tipičnom djecom
u stjecanju razvojnih motoričkih prekretnica. Ciljevi ovog istraživanja bili su: 1) utvrditi …