Invasive prenatal diagnosis during COVID-19 pandemic

Affiliations

¹ Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini no. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
² Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini no. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. anton.raffone@gmail.com.
³ Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁵ Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

^# Contributed equally.

Luigi Carbone et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;305(3):797-801.

doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06276-4. Epub 2021 Oct 7.

¹ Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini no. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
² Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini no. 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. anton.raffone@gmail.com.
³ Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁵ Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Amniocentesis; COVID-19; Invasive procedure; NIPT; Prenatal diagnosis.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflict of interest.

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