Clinical significance of prenatal ultrasound screening in pregnart women with advanced maternal age / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the implementation of the system of older pregnant women prenatal ultrasound screening for the diagnosis and clinioal significance.Methods Clinical data from March 2004 to April 2009 a total of 10 630 cases of pregnant women receiving prenatal ultrasound examination of fetal malformation data,of which 712 cases of advanced maternal age( expected date of birth aged≥35 years) to implement the system of prenatal ultrasound screening and follow-up of all maternal age pregnancy outcome,the final post-natal diagnosis of fetal malformations in the standard,both young women screened as a control group for comparison to assess the value of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis.Results 712 cases of advanced maternal age,prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal malformations in 32 cases,abnormalities occur in approximately 4.49％,single abnormal in 15 cases,complex deformity in 17 cases,missed 4 cases of malformation detection rate was 88.88％ (36/32).Control group,9918 cases of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal malformations 243 cases,2.45％ incidence of deformity (243/9 918 ).Conclusion Older pregnant women,prenatal ultrasound screening for malformations occur in approximately 4.49％,higher than the detection rate with screening younger women 2.45％,of older pregnant women according to the results of prenatal diagnostic screening could be effective in reducing the birth rate of deformed children and the rate of misdiagnosis.