Researchers studied more than 2,000 at-risk pregnancies, some of which had
an amniocentesis in the middle of the first trimester while the rest had
one earlier. In the mid-trimester group, 0.1% of babies were born with a
club foot, compared with 1.3% of the babies in the earlier amniocentesis
group.
-Nursing Times, citing Journal of Medical Genetics; 36:11, 843-846
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 2 Issue 11 March 17, 2000)
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