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Intra-Uterine Diagnosis of Birth Defects

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Drugs and Fetal Development

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 27))

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One of the major long term aims of teratology, I presume, is the prevention of birth defects by increasing our knowledge of extrinsic factors which interfere with normal fetal development. It may be appropriate to remind you that another way to prevent birth defects is to interrupt pregnancy when there is evidence of fetal maldevelopment.

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Robinson, A., Puck, M., Droegemueller, W., Goodman, S. (1972). Intra-Uterine Diagnosis of Birth Defects. In: Klingerg, M.A., Abramovici, A., Chemke, J. (eds) Drugs and Fetal Development. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 27. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3219-0_36

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