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In 21 weeks the nuchal fold is 3mm is that normal.
How can we know if the child does not have down syndrome.
Why eco scan is asked in 24 week
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Nuchal fold at 21 wks is of no signficance . It is seen at 11-13wks scan only
For downs syndrome you do double marker at 13 wks . For now you can do a quadraple marker test at 21 wks if you have not done double marker test.
At 24wks fetal echo is done to see for baby's heart.
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Dr. Sindhu N R
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Kindly Consult for discussion
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
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21 yrs exp
Chandigarh
No point measuring nuchal thickness at 21 weeks
To rule out downs u need nt scan at 13 weeks followed by a double marker test
Echo at 24 weeks to rule out heart abnormalities
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Dr. Pratibha P S
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Bangalore
there are nipt test ,double marker test
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