Alex A Francoeur, Sung-Hae L Kang, T Niroshi Senaratne, Sulagna Saitta, Aparna Murali, Katharine Peters, Emily Hansman, Angela Chen, Ram Parvataneni, Rajita Patil, Radhika Rible, Aparna Sridhar, Amy Stoddard, Mya Zapata, Deborah Krakow, Ilina D Pluym
OBJECTIVE: Congenital birth defects affect 3 to 5% of pregnancies. Genetic counseling can help patients navigate the testing process and understand results. The study objective was to identify predictors and utility of genetic counseling at the time of pregnancy termination. Additionally, we aimed to see what proportion of patients would benefit from additional testing based on the results of the genetic testing. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort review of all terminations performed for fetal anomalies by an academic center from July 2016 to May 2020...
December 28, 2023: American Journal of Perinatology