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DIAZ MARTINEZ, Ana Gloria; VALDES ABREU, Manuela de la C.  e  DALMAU DIAZ, Aníbal. History and latest advances of the prenatal diagnosis. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 1997, vol.23, n.1, pp. 25-30. ISSN 1561-3062.

It is made a review of the development and evolution of the prenatal diagnosis based on the information obtained from the MEDLINE, LILACS and Cuban Medical Literature databases, from 1988 to 1994,located at the information organs from the National Medical Sciences Information System. It is explained the importance of the prenatal diagnosis as well as the aspects that should be taken into account for its application. It is concluded that the decision to put into practice one or another prenatal diagnosis technique on the mother depends on the results of the screening carried out and on the diseases to be investigated, considering its risks and benefits.

Palavras-chave : PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS.