title: [Obstetric ultrasonic studies in clinical practice].
abstract: Routine ultrasound screening during pregnancy is being debated. The paper presents the aims of a three-step ultrasound screening during pregnancy care. These are exact dating of the pregnancy, detection and classification of multiple pregnancies and the detection of fetal malformations. In order to achieve these goals, we describe these three examinations. In the Cochrane Database, the efficiency of routine ultrasound screening during pregnancy is presented. Consequences of pregnancy care without routine ultrasound examinations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Geburtshilfe, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wisser
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal