Primary prevention of congenital anomalies
Authors:
A. Šípek jr. 1; A. Šípek 2,3,4; V. Gregor 2,3; M. Macek Jr. 5
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav biologie a lékařské genetiky 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha, Přednostka: doc. MUDr. Milada Kohoutová, CSc.
1; Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha, Oddělení lékařské genetiky, Primář: MUDr. Vladimír Gregor
2; Screeningové centrum Praha – Sanatorium PRONATAL, Odborný vedoucí: doc. MUDr. Tonko Mardešič, CSc.
3; Ústav obecné biologie a genetiky 3. LF UK, Praha, Přednostka: doc. MUDr. Marie Černá, CSc.
4; Ústav biologie a lékařské genetiky 2. LF UK, Praha, Vedoucí: Prof. MUDr. Milan Macek, Jr., DrSc.
5
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2012; 92(9): 491-493
Category:
Reviews
Overview
Prevention of congenital anomalies is a very important part of public health policy. Primary prevention comprises a set of actions that have an overarching goal – i.e. to prevent development a congenital anomaly. Primary prevention programs are composed of various recommendations that, if fully complied with, could prevent the majority of congenital anomalies. The implementation of these recommendations into primary care, including other public health programs, is the goal of many professional societies both in the Czech Republic and abroad. Currently, the first set of recommendations is available for clinical practice.
Keywords:
congenital anomalies, primary prevention, prenatal diagnostics
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