What does PNU stand for?

Prenatal Ultrasound

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Hence, at this point, the best way to determine the sex of an unborn child is through prenatal ultrasound examinations.

The Essence of Human Development

The mother in Picoult's novel sues her obstetrician, "arguing that if the diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta [brittle bone disease] had been made at the first prenatal ultrasound, she would have been able to make the decision to terminate the pregnancy at 18 weeks," in the words of the Washington Post's reviewer.

Hysterical Pro-Abortion Reaction Speaks Volumes

Prenatal ultrasound has developed into a science which has empowered antenatal care-givers to provide a superior service, especially to the highrisk obstetric patient.

The value of routine mid-trimester ultrasound in low-risk pregnancies ...

Between 1989 and 1999, prenatal ultrasound use among non-Japanese Asian mothers rose from around 38 percent to 64 percent of pregnancies," they said, citing data from the U.

Some Asians families in US choosing sons

Studies have so far failed to attribute prenatal ultrasound exposure to fetal growth restriction or congenital abnormalities, but some large studies are reporting a significant increase in non right-handedness in boys exposed to ultrasound in utero (Salvesen et al, 1999).

Recreational scans: harmless curiosity? Midwife at the Sheffield ...

Synopsis: Genetic amniocentesis is not warranted when isolated choroid plexus cysts or echogenic cardiac foci are noted on prenatal ultrasound.

Is a Genetic Amniocentesis Indicated for Isolated Choroid Plexus Cyst ...

Effect of prenatal ultrasound screening on perinatal outcome.

The commodification of obstetric ultrasound scanning in Hanoi, Viet ...

Prenatal ultrasound findings in a fetus with congenital contractural arachnodactyly.

A newborn with Beals syndrome