本杂志的目的是将原始研究的结果传达给各种临床和科学专业，这些专业涉及由遗传和环境因素引起的人类（和动物模型）胎儿异常的宫内诊断。这被认为包括：基因和其他形式的筛查，目的是鉴别有胎儿异常风险的妊娠胎儿异常的流行病学和病理学胎儿异常（包括胎儿感染）的流行病学和病理学胎儿和母亲与宫内发育有关的因素产前护理与预防胎儿异常有关的遗传妊娠咨询和选择性终止产前诊断的心理社会方面产科超声羊膜穿刺术、绒毛取样、胎儿镜和胎儿血液组织取样、医学和外科治疗胎儿疾病的发展和产前诊断服务的发展和评价绒毛膜绒毛和羊水代谢缺陷的基因连锁分析和DNA分析诊断羊水细胞培养和细胞遗传学技术在植入前诊断、孕早期母体血清筛查和早期羊膜穿刺多色荧光原位肛门中的进展从《母体循环》社论政策中分离和分析胎儿细胞的间期非整倍体检测，出版的首要标准是独创性、高科学性和广泛关注产前诊断研究各个方面的人群的兴趣。该杂志提供了一个多学科的信息交流论坛，希望借此增进对胎儿畸形病因和发病机制的了解，并促进进一步的治疗和预防机会。未经实验细节充分证实的论文将不被接受，尽管技术问题将反馈给作者，但编辑保留在不改变技术内容的情况下修改文本的权利。
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The aim of the journal is to communicate the results of original research in a variety of clinical and scientific specialities concerned with in utero diagnosis of fetal abnormality in man (and animal models) resulting from genetic and environmental factors. This is considered to encompass: genetic and other forms of screening aimed at identifying pregnancies at risk of fetal abnormality the epidemiology and pathology of fetal abnormality (including fetal infection) fetal and maternal factors relating to intrauterine development antenatal care in relation to the prevention of fetal abnormality genetic counselling and selective termination of pregnancy psychosocial aspects of prenatal diagnosis the development and evaluation of services for prenatal diagnosis developments in the field of obstetric ultrasound amniocentesis chorion villus sampling fetoscopy and fetal blood and tissue sampling medical and surgical treatment of fetal disorders developments in genetic linkage and DNA analysis for the diagnosis of gene mutations diagnosis of metabolic defects from chorion villus samples and amniotic fluid advances in amniotic cell culture and cytogenetic techniques pre-implantation diagnosis first trimester maternal serum screening and early amniocentesis multicolour fluorescence in situ analysis for aneuploidy detection in interphase isolation and analysis of fetal cells from the maternal circulation Editorial Policy The overriding criteria for publication are originality a high scientific quality and interest to a wide audience of those concerned with all aspects of prenatal diagnosis research. The journal provides a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of information by which it is hoped to increase knowledge about the aetiology and pathogenesis of fetal abnormality and to promote further opportunities for its treatment and prevention. Papers not sufficiently substantiated by experimental detail will not be accepted and although technical queries will be referred back to the author the Editor reserves the right to make alterations in the text without altering the technical content.
