Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol
January 2018
Objectives: To evaluate the feelings and practices of French obstetrician-gynecologists in prescribing the noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) before the release of the French High Authority of Health recommendations.
Methods: Descriptive, declarative and transversal study, analyzing the feelings and practices of obstetrician-gynecologists, members of the French College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF) between February and May 2017 using an online questionnaire. Practitioners' feedback was self-assessed for several clinical situations using a numerical scale ranging from 1 to 10.
The use of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy should remain a highly targeted indication since its long-term safety has not been established and should be restricted to women at high risk of vascular complications. Indications for which the benefit of aspirin has been shown are women with a history of preeclampsia responsible for a premature birth before 34 weeks, those having at least two history of preeclampsia, those with an antiphospholipid syndrome and those with lupus associated with positive antiphospholipid antibodies or renal failure. In all other cases, the level of evidence of the benefit of aspirin is insufficient to recommend its routine prescription.
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