Momma yenhu biribiara fa NT scan (Nuchal Translucency) a wɔyɛ bere a wɔyem no ho.

Anigye a wunya bere a wuhu sɛ wobɛyɛ ɛna no yɛ nea wontumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mu, ɛnte saa? Nanso bere koro no ara mu no, ehu kakra nso wɔ wo koma mu. "So me ba no benya apɔwmuden? So biribiara bɛkɔ yiye?" Sɛ nsɛmmisa a ɛte saa wɔ w’adwene mu a, ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata koraa. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ obiara a ɔbɛyɛ ɛna no te saa nkate horow yi nka. Enti, sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ wo ne wo ba no akwahosan a, yɛyɛ scan ahorow ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu wɔ wo nyinsɛn no nyinaa mu. Ɛnnɛ, yɛrebɛka scan a ɛho hia sen biara no biako ho asɛm. Ɛno ne NT scan no.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Nuchal Translucency (NT) scan yi?

Okay, momma yɛnkyerɛkyerɛ eyi mu tiawa. Wo ba ketewa a ɔwɔ wo yafunu mu no wɔ nsu kakraa bi wɔ ne honam ani, wɔ ne kɔn akyi. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata koraa ma akokoaa biara. Wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, yɛfrɛ eyi Nuchal Translucency (NT).

Nuchal (wɔbɔ no “nu-kal”) kyerɛ baabi a ɛwɔ kɔn no akyi.

Translucency (trans-lu-sun-si) kyerɛ ɔkwan a hann anaa asorɔkye fa so fa biribi mu, kyerɛ sɛ, ne su a ɛyɛ translucent.

Enti, nea NT scan yi yɛ ne sɛ wɔde ultrasound mfiridwuma bedi dwuma de asusuw nsu a ɛwɔ wo ba no kɔn akyi yi mu duru. Wɔde milimita na ɛyɛ saa susudua yi.

Dɛn nti na NT scan yi ho hia saa? Dɛn na ɛhwehwɛ?

Nnuruyɛfo ne nyansahufo ahu sɛ nkokoaa a wɔn nipadua mu nkwaadɔm mu nneɛma bi anyɛ yiye no wɔ saa nsu yi dodow kakra wɔ wɔn kɔn akyi sen akokoaa a ɔte ase. Enti, sɛ NT bo no korɔn sen sɛnea ɛte daa a, ɛyɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ara kwa sɛ ebia asiane bi wɔ hɔ ma tebea horow bi.

Tebea atitiriw a saa scan yi susuw asiane a ɛwɔ mu ho ne:

• Down syndrome (Ayaresa a ɛba fam - Trisomy 21) .
• Edwards yare (Edwards yare - Trisomy 18) .
• Patau yare (Patau yare - Trisomy 13) .

Eyinom ne nkwaboaa mu nkwaadɔm mu nneɛma a ɛnteɛ a ɛtaa ba. Nea ɛka ho no, ɛtɔ mmere bi a NT dodow a ɛkɔ soro betumi akyerɛ asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ akokoaa no benya komayare a wɔde awo no .

Afei nso, sɛ oduruyɛfo no reyɛ saa nhwehwɛmu yi a, ɔhwɛ sɛ akokoaa no nipadua mu akwaa atitiriw pii a ɛrenyin no rekɔ so sɛnea ɛsɛ anaa.

Wɔ nyinsɛn mu bere bɛn na wɔyɛ NT scan no?

Eyi nso yɛ asɛm a ɛho hia paa. Wobetumi ayɛ NT scan no wɔ bere pɔtee bi mu nkutoo .

Ɛne sɛ, nyinsɛn no adapɛn 11 kosi adapɛn 13 ne nnafua 6 ntam.

Ɔkwan foforo so no, bere a akokoaa no abotiri ne n’akyi tenten yɛ milimita 45 kosi 84 no.

Ntease titiriw bi wɔ hɔ a enti ɛte saa. Wɔ nyinsɛn adapɛn 14 akyi no, bere a akokoaa no nyin no, nipadua no fi ase twe nsu a ɛwɔ ne kɔn akyi no bi. Ɛno akyi no, ɛyɛ den yiye sɛ wobenya saa susudua yi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia yiye sɛ wonya scan no wɔ bere pɔtee yi mu no.

Wɔtaa yɛ NT scan yi sɛ ɔsram abiɛsa a edi kan nhwehwɛmu nhwehwɛmu no fã, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu foforo nso ka ho.

Enti dɛn ne saa nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ ɔsram abiɛsa a edi kan yi mu?

Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ "Sɔhwɛ a Wɔaka abom." Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wode nea efi NT scan ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wogye fii wo nsam no bɛka abom, na wode kɔmputa so softwea adi dwuma de abu akontaa sɛ ebia akokoaa no wɔ asiane mu anaa. Nea efi mu ba bere a wɔde ka mogya mu nhwehwɛmu no ho no yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ sen bere a wɔyɛ NT scan no nkutoo no.

Mete nea efi mu ba no ase dɛn? So ɛsɛ sɛ misuro?

Eyi ne ɔhaw kɛse a ɛnanom pii wɔ. Sɛ nea efi mu ba no ba a, ebetumi ayɛ basaa na ayɛ abasamtu. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea eyi kɔ so.

Oduruyɛfo no bɛma wo nea ebefi mu aba no sɛ "asiane." Ɛne sɛ, sɛ akontaabu mu botae. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia w'amanneɛbɔ no bɛka sɛ "500 biara mu 1."

• Dɛn na eyi kyerɛ?

Eyi kyerɛ sɛ sɛ wofa ɛnanom 500 a nea efi mu ba no te sɛ wo (NT nkontaahyɛde, mogya ho amanneɛbɔ, mfe a wɔadi, ne nea ɛkeka ho) a, wɔn mu biako pɛ na ɔwɔ hokwan sɛ ɔbɛwo akokoaa a ɔwɔ awosu mu tebea no. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ hokwan 499 wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛwo wo ba no a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden a ɔhaw biara nni ho.

Enti, ɛte sɛ nea eyi yɛ hokwan a ɛba , ɛnyɛ gyinaesi a ɛyɛ pintinn .

Dɛn ne NT bo a ɛyɛ daa?

NT bo nso sesa kakra bere a akokoaa no nyin no. Nanso mpɛn pii no, nnuruyɛfo dodow no ara bu bo a ennu mm 3.0 anaa 3.5 sɛ ɛyɛ nea ɛfata. Nanso, wɔmfa saa gyinapɛn yi nkutoo nni dwuma mfa nsi gyinae. Wɔnam biribiara te sɛ wo mfe a woadi ne nea efii wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu mu bom so na ebu asiane no ho akontaa. Enti nhwɛ nɔma bi a ɛwɔ amanneɛbɔ no so kɛkɛ na w’ankasa mmra n’adwene mu. Hwɛ hu sɛ wode bɛkyerɛ wo duruyɛfo na woakyerɛkyerɛ mu.

Sɛ nea efi mu ba no kyerɛ sɛ asiane no dɔɔso a, dɛn na woyɛ?

Nea edi kan koraa no, home yiye na wo bo dwo. Ɛnyɛ akokoaa biara a nea efi mu ba a asiane kɛse wom na ɔwɔ ɔhaw. Nea ɛkyerɛ ara ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ mu kɔ akyiri.

Wo duruyɛfo de wo bɛkɔ oduruyɛfo titiriw anaa awosu ho ɔfotufo nkyɛn na wakyerɛkyerɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ akyi. Sɔhwɛ afoforo a wɔtaa kamfo kyerɛ ne:

• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS): Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔyɛ wɔ adapɛn 11-14 ntam wɔ nyinsɛn no mu. Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ wobeyi ntini ketewaa bi afi awotwaa no mu na wɔasɔ akokoaa no nkwaadɔm mu nkwaadɔm ahwɛ.
• Amniocentesis: Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔyɛ wɔ nyinsɛn adapɛn 15 akyi. Wɔfa amniotic nsu a atwa akokoaa no ho ahyia no mu kakraa bi na wɔsɔ hwɛ.

Saa nhwehwɛmu abien yi nyinaa yɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hu yare. Wei kyerε sε, nea ɛfiri mu ba no boro 99% pɛpɛɛpɛ. Esiane sɛ asiane kakraa bi pɛ na ɛwɔ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu nti, wo ne wo hokafo no betumi ne wo duruyɛfo asusuw ho sɛ ebia mobɛyɛ bi anaa.