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Table 2 First prenatal test, time of diagnosis and pregnancy outcome according to year of birth in cases with a common trisomy (T21, T18, T13) in women < =35 years and >35 years

From: The impact of national prenatal screening on the time of diagnosis and outcome of pregnancies affected with common trisomies, a cohort study in the Northern Netherlands

 

Year of birth

 

2005–2006

2007–2012

Total

Women < = 35 years

N = 61

N = 169

N = 230

First prenatal test**

 PNS1

15

25%

42

25%

57

25%

 PNS2

1

2%

76

45%

77

33%

 PND

12

20%

9

5%

21

9%

 No PNS or PND

33

54%

42

25%

75

33%

Time of diagnosis**

 Postnatal

34

56%

89

53%

123

53%

 Prenatal < 24 weeks

18

30%

73

43%

91

40%

 Prenatal > = 24 weeks

9

15%

7

4%

16

7%

Pregnancy outcome

 Live birth

34

56%

94

56%

128

56%

 Fetal death

8

13%

17

10%

25

11%

 TOP

19

31%

58

34%

77

33%

Women >35 years*

N = 67

N = 199

N = 266

First prenatal test**

 PNS1

32

48%

116

58%

148

56%

 PNS2

3

4%

33

17%

36

14%

 PND

17

25%

28

14%

45

17%

 No PNS or PND

15

22%

22

11%

37

14%

Time of diagnosis

 Postnatal

18

27%

54

27%

72

27%

 Prenatal < 24 weeks

46

69%

139

70%

185

70%

 Prenatal > = 24 weeks

3

4%

6

3%

9

3%

Pregnancy outcome

 Live birth

21

31%

54

27%

75

28%

 Fetal death

6

9%

22

11%

28

11%

 TOP

40

60%

123

62%

163

61%

  1. T21 trisomy 21, T18 trisomy 18, T13 trisomy 13, PNS1 prenatal screening in first trimester, PNS2 prenatal screening in second trimester, PND prenatal diagnosis, TOP termination of pregnancy
  2. *7 cases with missing maternal age: all came from period 2007–2012, 1 case performed PNS1 and 6 had no known PNS or PND, all had a postnatal diagnosis of T21 and were live births
  3. **p < 0.05