Acta Medica Medianae
Vol. 47, No 2, April, 2008
UDK 61
YU ISSN 0365-4478
 

Correspondence to:
Dragan Loncar
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34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
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Copyright 2008 by Faculty  of Medicine, University of Nis

Review article

PRENATAL DIAGNOSTICS

Dragan Loncar¹ and Slavica Loncar²

Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center Kragujevac¹
Primary Health Care Center Kragujevac²

Pregnancy is an exquisite period of life rich in physical and emotional changes. The beginning of new life is exciting not only for future parents but also for the doctor following and supervising the development and growth of a new human being up to its birth after forty weeks of pregnancy. There are many questions, fears and concerns which rise over and over again during this long but also short period of time. However, the consoling truth is that pregnancy has never been as safe as nowadays. Never before in the history of obstetrics have the babies had so many chances to be born alive and healthy. Unnecessary fears can make pregnancy an upsetting event. To prevent it, pregnant woman should be educated and advised on the possibilities of modern prenatal medicine and directed to choose the best ways of prenatal medicine to solve their dilemmas. The aim of this paper was to help pregnant woman and her doctor to find the appropriate treatment in every single case. Acta Medica Medianae 2008;47(2):58-66.

Key words: prenatal medicine, amniocentesis, ultrasonography

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