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Volume 43, Issue 19, Page 10 (1 October 2008)


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High BMI Lowers Detection of Fetal Abnormalities

SUSAN BIRK (Contributing Writer)

CHICAGO — High maternal body mass index decreases the ability to detect fetal abnormalities with standard or targeted second-trimester ultrasound, a retrospective study of more than 10,000 examinations has shown.

PII: S0029-7437(08)70612-8

doi:10.1016/S0029-7437(08)70612-8


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