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Prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations and parental psychological distress-a prospective longitudinal cohort study
7 Sept 2006
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OBJECTIVE: To test whether postnatal psychological distress in parents of babies with congenital malformations is reduced by prenatal diagnosis. METHODS: A prospective observational longitudinal cohort study was conducted at two Norwegian hospitals. We included 293 parents of babies with congenital malformations (prenatal detection rate: 36.5%) referred for neonatal surgery and 249 parents of healthy babies...
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