The Tragic Test (Original title)
Date: 23 November 1995 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Howard Bradburn, Mark Rubens
Synopsis: Amneocentesis 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.
Subject: Amneocentesis
Series title: Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 November 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
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Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.02 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-11-23BFI identifier: C-852448
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 23 November 1995 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Howard Bradburn, Mark Rubens
Synopsis: Amneocentesis 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.
Subject: Amneocentesis
Series title: Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 November 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:25:02 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-7271621
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.02 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-11-23BFI identifier: C-852448
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape