title: Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling. A new technique for prenatal diagnosis.
abstract: Direct access to fetal blood during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy opens new fields of prenatal diagnosis and in utero fetal treatment. Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling, a method that involves ultrasonographically guided needle insertion into the umbilical vein, appears to have an acceptable complication rate. This technique has tremendous potential for use in evaluating fetal status.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*