- BFI identifier455108
- Date1995-11-23 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisAmneocentesis is a test used on certain mothers to detect foetal abnormality. A needle withdraws fluid from the amneotic sac while a simultaneous scan of the uterus avoids damage to the baby. An older method - scan first and then insert the needle - can cause damage if the baby moves. 30% of British hospitals still use the older method. Denmark has banned it and has tight controls on the new method. Examples of brain damaged children are shown including a twin born blind and deaf at St Mary's Paddington. At All Saint's Chatham a baby died after the scan; the new method is now used. Speakers include Prof Nicholas Fisk of Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital; Paddy Forbes, Obstetrics Manager at Hinchingbrooke; Prof Kypros Nicolaides of the Harris Birthright Trust; Prof Ann Tabor of Copenhagen; and solicitor Patricia Fearnley. (NFA Catalogue)
- Work historyLast programme of this season.
- CategoryNon Fiction
- Subject
- Credits
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Title
The Tragic Test (Original)
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Series Work - 781665
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +The Tragic Test
Work - 455108 - 1995-11-23 (Television)
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +The Tragic Test
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