First-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is not a good predictor for adverse pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study of 3325 cases

• Main Authors: Jilin Hu (Author), Jinman Zhang (Author), Guilin He (Author), Shu Zhu (Author), Xinhua Tang (Author), Jie Su (Author), Qian Li (Author), Yamin Kong (Author), Baosheng Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is well known that second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MS-AFP) is a predictor for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), such as preterm birth, stillbirth, preeclampsia and small for gestational age (SGA). However, it is unknown whether first-trimester MS-AFP is als...