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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2021; 08(02): 85-96
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-021-00311-9
Practice Guideline

SFM Clinical Practice Recommendations for Prenatal Invasive Diagnostic Procedures

Meenu Batra
1   Consultant Radiologist, Department of Fetomaternal Medicine, Cimar Hospital, A Unit of Edappal Hospitals Pvt Ltd, Cochin, Kerala, India
,
K. Aparna Sharma
2   All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Chanchal Singh
3   Lead Consultant, Fetal Medicine, Madhukar Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, India
,
Shyama Devadasan
4   Consultant in Fetal Medicine, Ambady Fetal and Maternal Care Centre, Thrisshur, Kerala, India
,
Seneesh Kumar Vikraman 
5   Consultant Maternal–Fetal Medicine, ARMC Aegis Hospital, Perintahlmana, Kerala, India
,
T. L. N. Praveen
6   Consultant Radiologist, Abhishek Institute of Imageology, Hyderabad, India
,
Ashok Khurana
7   Consultant in Reproductive Ultrasound, The Ultrasound Lab, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Diagnostic prenatal invasive testing currently forms an integral and extremely significant component of the practice of obstetric care and has a twofold purpose. The primary aim is to offer management options and informed decision making to pregnant women and their companions. The secondary aim is to ensure that every fetus has an optimal outcome. Currently, most professional societies offer guidelines on prenatal invasive testing based on specific indications. Society of Fetal Medicine (SFM) clinical practice recommendations are developed for use by all practitioners of fetal and maternal healthcare. They are intended to facilitate a reasonable standard of care by the entire medical community. Practitioners are encouraged to go beyond these standards in relevant clinical situations. This document has been drafted after extensive inputs and discussions by practitioners and experts, followed by a consensus.

Keywords

Prenatal - Invasive - Diagnostic procedures - Guidelines - Training - Society of fetal medicine


Publication History

Received: 07 June 2021

Accepted: 23 June 2021

Article published online:
05 May 2023

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