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Fetoscopy


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What Affects the Test

Fetoscopy results may be affected by:

  • Being very overweight or obese.
  • Amniotic fluid that is extremely cloudy.
  • A very active fetus.
  • Not being able to lie still during the test.


Last Updated: June 28, 2007
Author:
Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Medical Review:
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine

Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine

Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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