Chorionic villi sampling: a nursing perspective.
A relatively new procedure, chorionic villi sampling is now available as an alternative method for prenatal diagnoses of genetic disorders during pregnancy. Indications, procedures, risks, advantages, and nursing implications of this procedure are defined and described. Readers are thereby provided with current information concerning prenatal genetic diagnosis that may be passed on to patients in need of this information.
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