Cleft lip and palate on ultrasound scanning: history and controversies of prenatal diagnosis
10.3760/cma.j.cn113903-20240902-00600
- VernacularTitle:超声扫描中的唇腭裂：产前诊断的历史与争议
- Author:
Jiqi ZHENG
1
;
Wenpei TANG
1
Author Information
1. 北京大学医学人文学院，北京 100191
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasound;
Cleft lip and palate;
Prenatal diagnosis;
Congenital malformation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
2025;28(5):437-441
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In the 1950s, Ian Donald first introduced ultrasound scanning technology, initiating its application in obstetrics. By the 1960s, obstetric ultrasound was initially utilized for detecting fetal abnormalities. The emergence of real-time ultrasound scanning in the 1970s enabled dynamic and continuous observation of fetal status. In the 1980s, obstetric ultrasound technology was first applied to diagnose cleft lip and palate. However, as the technology advanced, an increasing number of parents of children diagnosed with cleft lip and palate have faced the dilemma of whether to opt for therapeutic abortion. Here we described the process of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of cleft lip and palate, and analyzed the subsequent issues of therapeutic abortion and ethics.
