The potential impact of universal screening for vasa previa in the prevention of stillbirths
Our study highlights the importance of universal screening for vasa previa and suggests that prenatal diagnosis of prevention could potentially reduce 4-5 % of stillbirths.
Authors
- Yinka Oyelese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1509-0152)
- Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-3177)
- Ali Javinani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-1585)
- Ranjit Akolekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7265-5442)
- Weiyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-4362)
Institutions
- Canterbury Christ Church University (GB)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2024-0203
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.44