Prenatal Care
Please record any tests done during pregnancy and check off whether the results were normal or abnormal.
Number of responses: 48/51. Question type: select one, open-ended "other".
| Amniocentesis/CVS |
11 yes |
all normal |
| Prenatal Microarray |
1 yes |
normal |
| FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) |
none |
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| Prenatal Serum Screening (i.e. Quad, Integrated, Sequential) |
6 yes |
1 abnormal |
Other:
- Down's Screening at 12 weeks
- 13 week transnuchal u/s and blood test
- Nucal Fold test
- Diabetes test on mother
- detailed 16 week ultrasounds
- 11 week IPS screening
- AFP
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Describe any abnormalities detected on any of the previous tests.
Number of responses: 11/51. Question type: open-ended.
- Measured small throughout the pregnancy by about 2 weeks but all ultrasounds showed normal growth and size.
- Amniocentesis was performed to check lung maturity.
- Ultrasound showed "water on the brain"
- High AFP levels (95%)
- 1st glucose test was high, second was normal
- They said fetus was too large so test inaccurate and my dates were wrong, I know which week we conceived so didn't know why that was an issue. (13 week transnuchal u/s and blood test)
- Nucal Fold test
- Diabetes test on mother - normal.
- Detailed 16 week ultrasounds; normal
- High AFP test, said it was due to having twins.
- Quad screen showed increased risk for Down Syndrome
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Select the following symptoms that were detected on the ultrasound, and provide details in the space below. Check all that apply.
Number of responses: 45/51. Question type: checkboxes, open-ended "details".
| No ultrasound abnormalities |
18 |
| Macrocephaly |
16 |
| Fetal Hydrops |
0 |
| Hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly |
3 |
| Frontal Bossing |
2 |
| Structural Brain Abnormalities |
2 |
| Pleural Effusion |
2 |
| Heart Defect |
1 |
| Extra toes |
1 |
| Extra fingers |
0 |
| Asymmetric limbs |
2 |
| Intrauterine Growth Retardation |
0 |
| Large for gestational age |
21 |
| Excessive Amniotic fluid |
13 |
| Not enough amniotic fluid |
2 |
| Twovessel cord or single umbilical artery |
3 |
| Placental abnormalities |
3 |
| Other ultrasound abnormalities |
3 |
Details:
- shortening of arms and legs
- In week 38 my son was measuring very large long limbs, big head
- at 20 weeks gestation head was on the 97th percentile and femur length was shorter than would be expected
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If mother/child experienced the following obstetrical complications, please select all that apply. Add any known details in the space provided.
Number of responses: 19/51. Question type: checkboxes, open-ended "details".
| Preeclampsia |
5 |
| Maternal hypertension |
4 |
| Decreased fetal movements |
12 |
| Other obstetrical complications |
5 |
Details:
- From when I was 7 months pregnant I noticed she was having seizures and then would stop moving for hours
- Had to have C Section due to large head size
- Preterm contractions
- Preterm labor, on bed rest for 9 weeks
- Baby didn't move much
- Braxton Hicks from 10 weeks gestation
- High blood pressure for last month of pregnancy. Although no concerns at time about decreased movements, thinking back I feel that this was an issue.
- I only now realize I likely had decreased fetal movements looking back. At the time I did not pay attention to this.
- After I was a week overdue I was induced
- Placenta previa
- Preeclampsia but after the birth
- Risk of pre-term labor (31wks) due to stress no other complications
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