fetoscopy

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noun An endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta.

noun prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood

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A compilation of fetoscopy-related publications provides information about the methods and techniques involved in fetoscopy.

Fetoscopy Publications: Resources and Information 2010
The following list of fetoscopy publications will help you in your search for more information.

Fetoscopy Publications: Resources and Information 2010
I speak now of ultrasound imaging, fetal heart monitoring electronically, hysteroscopy, fetoscopy - things that gave us a window into the womb.

Bernard Nathanson: On his conversion to the pro-life cause Suzanne 2009
Sometimes they are ultrasounds, sometimes miscarriages, sometimes they are pictures taken through fetoscopy.

Pictures of Unborn Children Suzanne 2006
His unease was intensified by the images made available by the new technologies of fetoscopy and ultrasound.

NYT > Home Page By WILLIAM GRIMES 2011