Infections and birth defects: a research approach

Infections and birth defects: a research approach

Contributor(s):
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Medical Arts and Photography Branch, film producer.
Publication:
[Bethesda, Md.] : National Institutes of Health, [1966]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Communicable Diseases -- complications
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious -- etiology
Pregnancy Outcome
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Genre(s):
Documentaries and Factual Films
Abstract:
Profiles a National Institutes of Health study of infectious diseases that can cause abnormal pregnancy outcomes in women. Outcomes include stillbirth, abortion, and birth defects. Fifty thousand pregnant women and their infants participated in the Collaborative Perinatal Research Project, a joint effort of several institutes at NIH. Blood is drawn regularly from mother and child and tested. The laboratory procedures and other workflows are shown and described in some detail. Testing on animals is shown: a pregnant monkey is injected with rubella, and when its infant is delivered, the infant is tested for signs of fetal damage.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
020 min.
Color:
Color
Provenance:
Donor unknown.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101661857 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
946103882
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101661857