[Evaluation of the main prenatal routine exams: part 2].
A good quality prenatal assistance is essential to warrant perinatal and maternal health. Nowadays, due to the evolution of diagnostic methods and the change in illness prevalence, such as the increase in diabetes and sexually transmitted diseases, several propedeutic procedures are available. This introduces further difficulty for clinicians to select the most adequate procedures and when to apply them during gestation, assuring the best results for both mother and infant. The present review aimed at evaluating the main prenatal routine tests on the basis of the best scientific evidence presently available.
Centro de Atenção a Mulher do Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, PE, Brasil. melamorim@uol.com.br
Melania Maria Ramos
MM
Amorim
Adriana Suely de Oliveira
AS
Melo
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis