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Re: 32 week ultrasound

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:25:46 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Kimberly wrote: >
>My sister who is 32 weeks pregnant with her 5th pregnancy ( she
>miscarried the first 4) went in for a routine ultra sound last Friday.
>They found something terribly wrong with the baby. It's head was tilted
>way back in an abnormal position, it's eyes were going from side to
>side, it has two club feet and the baby's hand did not move at all in
>the time they took the first scan until they did another 4 hours later.
>The heartbeat was normal. They asked her to come back after the weekend
>and the hand had still not moved from the position it was in 3 days
>prior. They took amniotic fluid and are testing it but will not know
>the results for 2 weeks. The 6 Dr's that were all there did not tell
>her much so you can imagine what is going on in her head. I know this
>is not much to go on but could you please shed some light on any
>possibilities. She is fully expecting the worst as she is assuming the
>baby has some neural defect and will not live once born. I don't think
>she can make it through the next two weeks without at least knowing what
>it possibly may be after all they have been through prior to this
>pregnancy. Thank-you for your help

I am so sorry for your sister and her husband. Unfortuntely, without seeing the sono, it's nearly impossible to even start a list of possiblities. She shoudl speak to her doctor about this and ask for a referral to a perinatologist if not enough is known about whatever the condition is.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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