title: Fetal loss after amniocentesis in a series of 5,780 procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Counseling on prenatal diagnosis requires accurate knowledge of the associated risks, including fetal loss. The objective of our study was to assess this risk of amniocentesis in a single center with several operators.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective analysis concerns only women with singleton pregnancies who underwent amniocentesis between 14(+0) and 23(+6) weeks' gestation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During this 4.5-year period, 5,780 amniocenteses were performed, of which we analyzed 5,319. The rate of fetal loss was 70 in 4,858 tests (1.4%), with a lost-to-follow-up rate of 3.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results for fetal loss are comparable to those in the largest series with fewer operators already published.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Begin, Saint-Mandé, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaudry
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grangé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebbar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choiset
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goffinet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lewin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D046689:Fetal Mortality; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors