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Absence of prenatal ultrasound surveillance: Data from the Portuguese congenital anomalies registry
| Resumo: | In Portugal, prenatal care guidelines advocate two prenatal ultrasound scans for all pregnant women. Not following this recommendation is considered inadequate prenatal surveillance. The National Registry of Congenital Anomalies (RENAC in Portuguese) is an active population-based registry and an important instrument for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital anomalies (CA) in Portugal. Regarding pregnancies with CA, this study aims to describe the epidemiology of absent prenatal ultrasound scans and factors associated with this inadequate surveillance. |
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| Autores principais: | Correia, Sandrina |
| Outros Autores: | Machado, Ausenda; Braz, Paula; Rodrigues, Ana Paula; Dias, Carlos Matias |
| Assunto: | Congenital Anomalies Ultrasound Screening Prenatal Diagnosis Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença RENAC Portugal Anomalias Congénitas |
| Ano: | 2016 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde |
| Resumo: | In Portugal, prenatal care guidelines advocate two prenatal ultrasound scans for all pregnant women. Not following this recommendation is considered inadequate prenatal surveillance. The National Registry of Congenital Anomalies (RENAC in Portuguese) is an active population-based registry and an important instrument for the epidemiological surveillance of congenital anomalies (CA) in Portugal. Regarding pregnancies with CA, this study aims to describe the epidemiology of absent prenatal ultrasound scans and factors associated with this inadequate surveillance. |
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