Unexplained stillbirth and the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) share some features. A raised maternal serum level of alpha-fetoprotein during the second trimester of pregnancy is a marker of pl ...

AFP levels vary widely during pregnancy. The test will be inaccurate if you’ve been pregnant for a longer or shorter period of time than you thought.

A retrospective review of 27,710 medical records at UW Medicine hospitals evaluating alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels in pregnant patients between January 2007 and December 2020 found no clinical ...

Higher levels of AFP in your blood can help doctors catch liver problems and some cancers. Find out what the results may mean. ... The reference range will vary with pregnant women.

Alpha-fetoprotein ... so it is important to tell your doctor how far along you are in your pregnancy. High AFP levels may indicate that the baby has an open neural tube defect.

Sept. 1, 2004 — Second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels are associated with the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to an analysis of databases published in ...

“Women in the study with the highest AFP levels had a one in 1000 risk of cot death, compared to the average risk of one in 2000 – if the general population of pregnant women had a low level ...

The size of a pregnant woman's placenta can determine whether a fetus is at a high risk of stillbirth, according to a new study conducted by a clinician-researcher at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.

Although maternal serum α-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonandotropin (hCG), and estriol play important roles in immunomodulation and immunoregulation during pregnancy, their relationship ...

Increased risk for T13 may be suggested by high AFP levels in association with defects of the central nervous system, such as NTDs (Fig. 4). Sex chromosome aneuploidy.

The quad screen is an optional prenatal test given between week 15 and week 22 of pregnancy to determine risk of Down syndrome, trisomy 18, neural tube defects, and abdominal wall defects.

High levels of human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that is produced in early pregnancy, may lower a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a report.