For example, a 35-year-old woman has a risk of a Down syndrome term pregnancy of about 1:380, the risk is 1:120 if the AFP level is 0.40 multiples of the normal median (MoM) and 1:1800 if it is 2.50 MoM. Software providing computer assisted test interpretation has been produced to...
Increased MSAFP values are also seen in multiple pregnancies38 and in normal singleton pregnancies in which the gestational age has been underestimated. Low MSAFP values have been associated with molar pregnancy, missed abortion, pseudocyesis, overestimated gestational age, and Down Syndrome.39 In a ...
We suggest that women with elevated serum AFP or hCG should receive standard pregnancy care once they have reached 37 weeks of gestation if fetal growth is in the normal range.SabrinaTancrèdeEmmanuelBujoldYvesGiguèreMarie-HélèneRenaldJoel