A rational approach to prenatal screening and intervention.

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Improved testing procedures now allow prenatal screening for a wide range of congenital defects, including cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. An emerging technique also allows diagnosis of congenital anomalies during the pre-implantation stage of in vitro fertilization. Thus, clinicians need an established criteria to use as a guide when counseling parents about what prenatal testing is possible, feasible,...

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