Kidney and Bladder Problems Detected Before Birth by Ultrasound

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• Introduction
• What happens at delivery?
• What happens after baby is born?
• Possible problems (shown in diagram)
• The more common diagnoses

NKF Controlled Document No. 148, Kidney and Bladder Problems Detected Before Birth by Ultrasound — Contents Page, written 16 November 2005. Last reviewed 1 December 2008.

Content compiled by members of the Children’s Renal & Urology Unit, QMC Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals.

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