Child outcome following mid-trimester amniocentesis: development, behaviour, and physical status at age 4 years

Finegan JAK, Quarrington BJ

1990

Toronto, Canada

The authors followed 88 children up to age 4 and compared them with 46 controls. No differences were found for a wide range of developmental and behavioural variables, although there was a trend towards a higher rate of bilateral-lateral middle-ear impedance abnormalities in cases.

See entry 0146,a follow up of these children at school age and entry 0140, the largest study of long-term outcomes after amniocentesis.