title: Cordocentesis.
abstract: The development of cordocentesis has permitted for the first time safe and direct evaluation of our second patient. The information garnered from the specimens obtained by cordocentesis will lay the groundwork for the development of primary-care fetal medicine--fetology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014470:Umbilical Cord