https://rauscha.github.io/Dialog-podcast A weekly peer-level digest of the most important new research in fetal and prenatal diagnosis and therapy, with Juno and Caspar. en Juno & Caspar false Juno & Caspar podcast@andrewrausch.com
Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Clinical Question That Moved
2. 0:52 — Headline: Clinical Question and Why a Meta-Analysis Earns the Grade
3. 1:43 — Headline: Effect Size and the Pre-Selection Gradient
4. 2:35 — Headline: Caveats — Heterogeneity and VUS
5. 3:27 — Headline: Practice Impact
6. 4:18 — Round 1: Stampalija / Single-Cell Trophoblast Sequencing
7. 5:10 — Round 2: Cruz-Martínez / Latin American FETO
8. 6:02 — Round 3: Sileo / Early TTTS Laser
9. 6:53 — Round 4: Kim DeLuca / cfDNA and SCA Detection
10. 7:45 — Close: What's Still Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Diagnostic Yield of Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies: An Updated Systematic Review - Provides pooled evidence for sequencing yield over CMA in structurally abnormal fetuses, directly informing when to offer exome or genome sequencing
• Single-cell-based non-invasive screening for fetal pathogenic microimbalances using maternal blood - Demonstrates that single-cell trophoblast sequencing can detect submicroscopic CNVs non-invasively, potentially reducing need for amniocentesis
• Latin American Multicenter Study of Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia - Largest Latin American FETO dataset confirms survival benefit and extends outcome benchmarks beyond European and North American centers
• Perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies complicated by early twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery - Largest early-TTTS laser series provides stage-specific survival data for counseling families facing intervention before 18 weeks
• Impact of Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening on Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Diagnoses in Infants and Children - Population-level evidence that cfDNA screening has shifted SCA detection earlier, changing the timing and burden of counseling and subspecialty referral

Sources:

• Lim et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Diagnostic Yield of Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies: An Updated Systematic Review (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70112)
• Stampalija et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Single-cell-based non-invasive screening for fetal pathogenic microimbalances using maternal blood (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70201)
• Cruz-Martínez et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Latin American Multicenter Study of Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70175)
• Sileo et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies complicated by early twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70196)
• Kim DeLuca - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Impact of Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening on Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Diagnoses in Infants and Children (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70190)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Clinical Question That Moved
2. 0:52 — Headline: Clinical Question and Why a Meta-Analysis Earns the Grade
3. 1:43 — Headline: Effect Size and the Pre-Selection Gradient
4. 2:35 — Headline: Caveats — Heterogeneity and VUS
5. 3:27 — Headline: Practice Impact
6. 4:18 — Round 1: Stampalija / Single-Cell Trophoblast Sequencing
7. 5:10 — Round 2: Cruz-Martínez / Latin American FETO
8. 6:02 — Round 3: Sileo / Early TTTS Laser
9. 6:53 — Round 4: Kim DeLuca / cfDNA and SCA Detection
10. 7:45 — Close: What's Still Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Diagnostic Yield of Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies: An Updated Systematic Review - Provides pooled evidence for sequencing yield over CMA in structurally abnormal fetuses, directly informing when to offer exome or genome sequencing
• Single-cell-based non-invasive screening for fetal pathogenic microimbalances using maternal blood - Demonstrates that single-cell trophoblast sequencing can detect submicroscopic CNVs non-invasively, potentially reducing need for amniocentesis
• Latin American Multicenter Study of Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia - Largest Latin American FETO dataset confirms survival benefit and extends outcome benchmarks beyond European and North American centers
• Perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies complicated by early twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery - Largest early-TTTS laser series provides stage-specific survival data for counseling families facing intervention before 18 weeks
• Impact of Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening on Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Diagnoses in Infants and Children - Population-level evidence that cfDNA screening has shifted SCA detection earlier, changing the timing and burden of counseling and subspecialty referral

Sources:

• Lim et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Diagnostic Yield of Sequencing for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Structural Anomalies: An Updated Systematic Review (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70112)
• Stampalija et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Single-cell-based non-invasive screening for fetal pathogenic microimbalances using maternal blood (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70201)
• Cruz-Martínez et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Latin American Multicenter Study of Fetal Endoscopic Tracheal Occlusion for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70175)
• Sileo et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies complicated by early twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated with fetoscopic laser surgery (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70196)
• Kim DeLuca - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Impact of Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening on Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy Diagnoses in Infants and Children (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70190)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What Changed
2. 0:47 — Headline: Design and Population
3. 1:35 — Headline: Effect, Numbers, and the Transmission Signal
4. 2:22 — Headline: Practice Impact and the Screening Policy Question
5. 3:09 — Round 1: Kjaer / FMF PE Algorithm by Conception Mode
6. 3:57 — Round 2: Sorrenti / ISUOG vs. Delphi in MCDA sFGR
7. 4:44 — Round 3: Schenone / IUT for Tumor-Related Fetal Anemia
8. 5:31 — Round 4: Cai / Rhabdomyoma, MRI + Trio-WES, TSC Prediction
9. 6:19 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Changing trends in prenatal screening and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in France: 7-year national cohort study (2017-2023) - First national-scale evidence that the 2020 valacyclovir RCT translated into real-world practice change and reduced vertical CMV transmission
• Predictive performance of Fetal Medicine Foundation first-trimester screening algorithm for pre-eclampsia according to conception mode - Demonstrates that FMF PE screening algorithm performance varies by ART type, signaling need for mode-specific recalibration
• Perinatal outcome of monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated by selective fetal growth restriction: ISUOG vs Delphi diagnostic criteria - Head-to-head comparison of sFGR criteria in MCDA twins clarifies prognostic differences and classification discordance
• Perinatal outcomes following intrauterine transfusion for fetal anemia secondary to fetal or placental tumor: systematic review - Best available synthesis of IUT outcomes for tumor-related fetal anemia, guiding counseling for a rare indication
• Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma: implications for predicting tuberous sclerosis complex and guiding perinatal management - Multimodal approach (MRI plus trio-WES) improves prenatal TSC prediction in fetuses with cardiac rhabdomyoma

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What Changed
2. 0:47 — Headline: Design and Population
3. 1:35 — Headline: Effect, Numbers, and the Transmission Signal
4. 2:22 — Headline: Practice Impact and the Screening Policy Question
5. 3:09 — Round 1: Kjaer / FMF PE Algorithm by Conception Mode
6. 3:57 — Round 2: Sorrenti / ISUOG vs. Delphi in MCDA sFGR
7. 4:44 — Round 3: Schenone / IUT for Tumor-Related Fetal Anemia
8. 5:31 — Round 4: Cai / Rhabdomyoma, MRI + Trio-WES, TSC Prediction
9. 6:19 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Changing trends in prenatal screening and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in France: 7-year national cohort study (2017-2023) - First national-scale evidence that the 2020 valacyclovir RCT translated into real-world practice change and reduced vertical CMV transmission
• Predictive performance of Fetal Medicine Foundation first-trimester screening algorithm for pre-eclampsia according to conception mode - Demonstrates that FMF PE screening algorithm performance varies by ART type, signaling need for mode-specific recalibration
• Perinatal outcome of monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated by selective fetal growth restriction: ISUOG vs Delphi diagnostic criteria - Head-to-head comparison of sFGR criteria in MCDA twins clarifies prognostic differences and classification discordance
• Perinatal outcomes following intrauterine transfusion for fetal anemia secondary to fetal or placental tumor: systematic review - Best available synthesis of IUT outcomes for tumor-related fetal anemia, guiding counseling for a rare indication
• Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma: implications for predicting tuberous sclerosis complex and guiding perinatal management - Multimodal approach (MRI plus trio-WES) improves prenatal TSC prediction in fetuses with cardiac rhabdomyoma

Sources:

• Coste-Mazeau et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Changing trends in prenatal screening and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in France: 7-year national cohort study (2017-2023) (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70223)
• Kjaer et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Predictive performance of Fetal Medicine Foundation first-trimester screening algorithm for pre-eclampsia according to conception mode (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70244)
• Sorrenti et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Perinatal outcome of monochorionic twin pregnancy complicated by selective fetal growth restriction: ISUOG vs Delphi diagnostic criteria (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70239)
• Schenone et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Perinatal outcomes following intrauterine transfusion for fetal anemia secondary to fetal or placental tumor: systematic review (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70234)
• Cai et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac rhabdomyoma: implications for predicting tuberous sclerosis complex and guiding perinatal management (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70240)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What Changed This Week
2. 0:47 — Headline: Why Single-Arm Is the Right Design Here
3. 1:35 — Headline: Effect Sizes and What They Mean Clinically
4. 2:22 — Headline: Practice Impact and the Affectionate Disagreement
5. 3:10 — Round 1: Vergote / Open MMC Anesthesia
6. 3:57 — Round 2: Volpe / Early Conotruncal Diagnosis
7. 4:45 — Round 3: Giambona / Celocentesis Validation
8. 5:32 — Round 4: Hadi / Ventricular Border Irregularities
9. 6:20 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Effects of Maternal Hyperoxygenation on Fetal Hemodynamics Assessed by Ultrasound and Fetal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Single Arm Meta-Analysis - First pooled evidence quantifying the cerebrovascular and pulmonary hemodynamic response to maternal hyperoxygenation in fetal CHD
• Impact of general anesthesia with vasopressor support on uteroplacental perfusion during fetal spina bifida repair - Prospective reassurance that vasopressor-supported general anesthesia does not compromise uteroplacental Doppler parameters during open fetal surgery
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Conotruncal Anomalies Before 16 Weeks: Longitudinal Evolution, Genetic Findings and Early Prognostic Markers - Documents that nearly a third of early conotruncal diagnoses evolve morphologically, with early biometry potentially predicting progression
• Celocentesis for Prenatal Diagnosis of Rare Monogenic Diseases: Development, Validation, and Clinical Outcome on 876 Cases - Largest validation of celocentesis, demonstrating high technical success and diagnostic accuracy for very early monogenic disease testing
• Morphological patterns of fetal lateral ventricular border irregularities: descriptive study - Proposes a classification system for an underrecognized neurosonographic finding with significant genetic and infectious associations

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What Changed This Week
2. 0:47 — Headline: Why Single-Arm Is the Right Design Here
3. 1:35 — Headline: Effect Sizes and What They Mean Clinically
4. 2:22 — Headline: Practice Impact and the Affectionate Disagreement
5. 3:10 — Round 1: Vergote / Open MMC Anesthesia
6. 3:57 — Round 2: Volpe / Early Conotruncal Diagnosis
7. 4:45 — Round 3: Giambona / Celocentesis Validation
8. 5:32 — Round 4: Hadi / Ventricular Border Irregularities
9. 6:20 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Effects of Maternal Hyperoxygenation on Fetal Hemodynamics Assessed by Ultrasound and Fetal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Single Arm Meta-Analysis - First pooled evidence quantifying the cerebrovascular and pulmonary hemodynamic response to maternal hyperoxygenation in fetal CHD
• Impact of general anesthesia with vasopressor support on uteroplacental perfusion during fetal spina bifida repair - Prospective reassurance that vasopressor-supported general anesthesia does not compromise uteroplacental Doppler parameters during open fetal surgery
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Conotruncal Anomalies Before 16 Weeks: Longitudinal Evolution, Genetic Findings and Early Prognostic Markers - Documents that nearly a third of early conotruncal diagnoses evolve morphologically, with early biometry potentially predicting progression
• Celocentesis for Prenatal Diagnosis of Rare Monogenic Diseases: Development, Validation, and Clinical Outcome on 876 Cases - Largest validation of celocentesis, demonstrating high technical success and diagnostic accuracy for very early monogenic disease testing
• Morphological patterns of fetal lateral ventricular border irregularities: descriptive study - Proposes a classification system for an underrecognized neurosonographic finding with significant genetic and infectious associations

Sources:

• Martin et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Effects of Maternal Hyperoxygenation on Fetal Hemodynamics Assessed by Ultrasound and Fetal Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Single Arm Meta-Analysis (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70143)
• Vergote et al. - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2026 - Impact of general anesthesia with vasopressor support on uteroplacental perfusion during fetal spina bifida repair (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70237)
• Volpe et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Prenatal Diagnosis of Conotruncal Anomalies Before 16 Weeks: Longitudinal Evolution, Genetic Findings and Early Prognostic Markers (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70179)
• Giambona et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Celocentesis for Prenatal Diagnosis of Rare Monogenic Diseases: Development, Validation, and Clinical Outcome on 876 Cases (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70184)
• Hadi et al. - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2026 - Morphological patterns of fetal lateral ventricular border irregularities: descriptive study (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70217)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Surveillance Gap
2. 0:44 — Headline: Clinical Question and Design
3. 1:29 — Headline: The Temporal Arc
4. 2:13 — Headline: Practice Implications and Counseling Language
5. 2:57 — Round 1: Panels vs. Exomes (Swanson)
6. 3:42 — Round 2: Maternal Sirolimus for Fetal KHE (Fraissenon)
7. 4:26 — Round 3: FETTUS in the Fetal Lamb (Van den Eede)
8. 5:11 — Round 4: Genetic Yield in Isolated Severe Early-Onset FGR (Mossayebi)
9. 5:55 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Fetal Brain Abnormalities Following Laser Surgery for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Imaging Patterns and Evolution - Defines the temporal arc of brain injury after FLA, informing surveillance protocols and family counseling
• Gene Panel Versus Whole Exome Sequencing for Fetal Anomalies - Guides sequencing strategy choice — panels capture most variants, ES adds value for complex phenotypes
• Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma With Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon: Imaging Features and First Experience With Maternal Sirolimus Therapy - First reported fetal therapy with maternal sirolimus for this rare vascular tumor
• Novel Fetal Embolization Technique via Transcardiac Transarterial Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Endovascular Surgery for Vein of Galen Malformation: Preclinical Study in the Fetal Lamb - Proof of concept for in-utero embolization of a malformation with otherwise poor postnatal outcomes
• Severe Early-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: The Yield of Antenatal and Postnatal Genetic Testing - Tempers expectations for genetic diagnosis in isolated severe early-onset FGR

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Surveillance Gap
2. 0:44 — Headline: Clinical Question and Design
3. 1:29 — Headline: The Temporal Arc
4. 2:13 — Headline: Practice Implications and Counseling Language
5. 2:57 — Round 1: Panels vs. Exomes (Swanson)
6. 3:42 — Round 2: Maternal Sirolimus for Fetal KHE (Fraissenon)
7. 4:26 — Round 3: FETTUS in the Fetal Lamb (Van den Eede)
8. 5:11 — Round 4: Genetic Yield in Isolated Severe Early-Onset FGR (Mossayebi)
9. 5:55 — Close: What to Watch, What's Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Fetal Brain Abnormalities Following Laser Surgery for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Imaging Patterns and Evolution - Defines the temporal arc of brain injury after FLA, informing surveillance protocols and family counseling
• Gene Panel Versus Whole Exome Sequencing for Fetal Anomalies - Guides sequencing strategy choice — panels capture most variants, ES adds value for complex phenotypes
• Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma With Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon: Imaging Features and First Experience With Maternal Sirolimus Therapy - First reported fetal therapy with maternal sirolimus for this rare vascular tumor
• Novel Fetal Embolization Technique via Transcardiac Transarterial Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Endovascular Surgery for Vein of Galen Malformation: Preclinical Study in the Fetal Lamb - Proof of concept for in-utero embolization of a malformation with otherwise poor postnatal outcomes
• Severe Early-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: The Yield of Antenatal and Postnatal Genetic Testing - Tempers expectations for genetic diagnosis in isolated severe early-onset FGR

Sources:

• Kunpalin et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Fetal Brain Abnormalities Following Laser Surgery for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Imaging Patterns and Evolution (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70202)
• Swanson et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Gene Panel Versus Whole Exome Sequencing for Fetal Anomalies (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70118)
• Fraissenon et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma With Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon: Imaging Features and First Experience With Maternal Sirolimus Therapy (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70180)
• Van den Eede - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Novel Fetal Embolization Technique via Transcardiac Transarterial Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Endovascular Surgery for Vein of Galen Malformation: Preclinical Study in the Fetal Lamb (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70157)
• Mossayebi et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Severe Early-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: The Yield of Antenatal and Postnatal Genetic Testing (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70182)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Number That Changes the Consent Conversation
2. 0:48 — Headline: Study Design and Population
3. 1:35 — Headline: The Three Numbers
4. 2:23 — Headline: Hydrops as Risk Amplifier and the Consent Implication
5. 3:10 — Pivot + Round 1: cfDNA-SGD and Imaging Integration (Araji)
6. 3:58 — Round 2: Structural Variation Sequencing for Partial Duplications (Qin)
7. 4:45 — Round 3: PUV Diagnosis Timing and the Severity Confound (Pecorelli)
8. 5:33 — Round 4: Doppler Reference Chart Heterogeneity (Vayenas)
9. 6:20 — Close: Open Threads and Sign-Off

Follow-up links:

• Intrauterine Transfusions in Fetuses Affected by Parvovirus B19: Complications, Challenges and Outcomes - Quantifies real-world IUT complication rates during parvovirus epidemic, with 10% ICH and survival halved when complications occur — essential for pre-procedure counseling
• Enhancing Prenatal Genetic Evaluation Through the Combination of Single-Gene Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening and Prenatal Imaging - Provides practical framework for integrating cfDNA single-gene screening with multimodal imaging to improve result interpretation
• Structural Variation Sequencing of 26 Amniotic Fluid Samples With Partial Gene Duplications and Postnatal Follow-Up of the Fetuses - Demonstrates SV-seq can resolve partial duplication architecture and reclassify VUS, improving prenatal prognostication
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Posterior Urethral Valves: Timing of Diagnosis and Mid-Term Renal Function When Second and Third Trimester Ultrasounds Are Systematically Performed - Links earlier PUV detection to worse renal outcomes, informing counseling and intervention timing discussions
• Optimal umbilical artery Doppler chart for predicting placenta-mediated fetal growth restriction - Shows reference chart choice substantially affects FGR prediction accuracy — prompts units to audit their Doppler standards

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: The Number That Changes the Consent Conversation
2. 0:48 — Headline: Study Design and Population
3. 1:35 — Headline: The Three Numbers
4. 2:23 — Headline: Hydrops as Risk Amplifier and the Consent Implication
5. 3:10 — Pivot + Round 1: cfDNA-SGD and Imaging Integration (Araji)
6. 3:58 — Round 2: Structural Variation Sequencing for Partial Duplications (Qin)
7. 4:45 — Round 3: PUV Diagnosis Timing and the Severity Confound (Pecorelli)
8. 5:33 — Round 4: Doppler Reference Chart Heterogeneity (Vayenas)
9. 6:20 — Close: Open Threads and Sign-Off

Follow-up links:

• Intrauterine Transfusions in Fetuses Affected by Parvovirus B19: Complications, Challenges and Outcomes - Quantifies real-world IUT complication rates during parvovirus epidemic, with 10% ICH and survival halved when complications occur — essential for pre-procedure counseling
• Enhancing Prenatal Genetic Evaluation Through the Combination of Single-Gene Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening and Prenatal Imaging - Provides practical framework for integrating cfDNA single-gene screening with multimodal imaging to improve result interpretation
• Structural Variation Sequencing of 26 Amniotic Fluid Samples With Partial Gene Duplications and Postnatal Follow-Up of the Fetuses - Demonstrates SV-seq can resolve partial duplication architecture and reclassify VUS, improving prenatal prognostication
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Posterior Urethral Valves: Timing of Diagnosis and Mid-Term Renal Function When Second and Third Trimester Ultrasounds Are Systematically Performed - Links earlier PUV detection to worse renal outcomes, informing counseling and intervention timing discussions
• Optimal umbilical artery Doppler chart for predicting placenta-mediated fetal growth restriction - Shows reference chart choice substantially affects FGR prediction accuracy — prompts units to audit their Doppler standards

Sources:

• Özbakir et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Intrauterine Transfusions in Fetuses Affected by Parvovirus B19: Complications, Challenges and Outcomes (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70107)
• Araji et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Enhancing Prenatal Genetic Evaluation Through the Combination of Single-Gene Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening and Prenatal Imaging (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70204)
• Qin et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Structural Variation Sequencing of 26 Amniotic Fluid Samples With Partial Gene Duplications and Postnatal Follow-Up of the Fetuses (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70209)
• Pecorelli et al. - Prenatal Diagnosis - 2026 - Prenatal Diagnosis of Posterior Urethral Valves: Timing of Diagnosis and Mid-Term Renal Function When Second and Third Trimester Ultrasounds Are Systematically Performed (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70155)
• Vayenas et al. - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2026 - Optimal umbilical artery Doppler chart for predicting placenta-mediated fetal growth restriction (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70222)

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What This Week's Lead Paper Changes
2. 0:40 — Headline: Design and Why IFCIR Earns Its Evidence Grade
3. 1:21 — Headline: The Survival Signal and What the Numbers Show
4. 2:01 — Headline: The Selection-Bias Mechanism and What It Means for Citation
5. 2:42 — Headline: Practice Impact
6. 3:22 — Round 1: Kyhl-Svart, ART and Minor CHD
7. 4:03 — Round 2: Nair, Fetal Sinus Bradycardia Spectrum
8. 4:43 — Round 3: Li, Genomic Yield in Fetal Polydactyly
9. 5:24 — Round 4: Jiang, NIPT for Rare Autosomal Trisomies
10. 6:04 — Close: What to Watch, What Is Still Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Invasive in-utero cardiac intervention in the hydropic fetus may improve survival: results from the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry (IFCIR) - Largest multicenter dataset on fetal cardiac intervention in hydrops; supports survival benefit and informs referral decisions for this high-acuity population.
• Risk of minor congenital heart defect in infants conceived via assisted reproductive technology: cohort study from the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study - Extends ART-CHD association to minor defects; may shift prenatal cardiac screening recommendations for ART pregnancies.
• Spectrum of potentially lethal cardiac conditions presenting with fetal sinus bradycardia: a report on 34 cases - Clarifies that fetal sinus bradycardia can herald serious inherited arrhythmia or structural disease; argues against dismissing this finding as benign.
• Genomic Landscape and Perinatal Outcomes of Fetal Polydactyly: A Retrospective Cohort Study Integrating CNV-seq and Trio-ES - Quantifies genetic diagnostic yield in fetal polydactyly; guides invasive testing decisions based on isolated versus syndromic presentation.
• High Risk for Rare Autosomal Trisomies Detected by Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Prenatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Outcomes - Demonstrates very low PPV for NIPT-flagged rare autosomal trisomies; essential for calibrating patient counseling and avoiding overintervention.

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Juno, Caspar, and any guest voices are AI-generated. Episode text and audio are generated with human-directed software.

Chapters:

1. 0:00 — Cold Open: What This Week's Lead Paper Changes
2. 0:40 — Headline: Design and Why IFCIR Earns Its Evidence Grade
3. 1:21 — Headline: The Survival Signal and What the Numbers Show
4. 2:01 — Headline: The Selection-Bias Mechanism and What It Means for Citation
5. 2:42 — Headline: Practice Impact
6. 3:22 — Round 1: Kyhl-Svart, ART and Minor CHD
7. 4:03 — Round 2: Nair, Fetal Sinus Bradycardia Spectrum
8. 4:43 — Round 3: Li, Genomic Yield in Fetal Polydactyly
9. 5:24 — Round 4: Jiang, NIPT for Rare Autosomal Trisomies
10. 6:04 — Close: What to Watch, What Is Still Unsettled

Follow-up links:

• Invasive in-utero cardiac intervention in the hydropic fetus may improve survival: results from the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry (IFCIR) - Largest multicenter dataset on fetal cardiac intervention in hydrops; supports survival benefit and informs referral decisions for this high-acuity population.
• Risk of minor congenital heart defect in infants conceived via assisted reproductive technology: cohort study from the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study - Extends ART-CHD association to minor defects; may shift prenatal cardiac screening recommendations for ART pregnancies.
• Spectrum of potentially lethal cardiac conditions presenting with fetal sinus bradycardia: a report on 34 cases - Clarifies that fetal sinus bradycardia can herald serious inherited arrhythmia or structural disease; argues against dismissing this finding as benign.
• Genomic Landscape and Perinatal Outcomes of Fetal Polydactyly: A Retrospective Cohort Study Integrating CNV-seq and Trio-ES - Quantifies genetic diagnostic yield in fetal polydactyly; guides invasive testing decisions based on isolated versus syndromic presentation.
• High Risk for Rare Autosomal Trisomies Detected by Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Prenatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Outcomes - Demonstrates very low PPV for NIPT-flagged rare autosomal trisomies; essential for calibrating patient counseling and avoiding overintervention.

Sources:

• Moon-Grady et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Invasive in-utero cardiac intervention in the hydropic fetus may improve survival: results from the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry (IFCIR) (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70245)
• Kyhl-Svart et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Risk of minor congenital heart defect in infants conceived via assisted reproductive technology: cohort study from the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70246)
• Nair et al. - Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2026 - Spectrum of potentially lethal cardiac conditions presenting with fetal sinus bradycardia: a report on 34 cases (https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.70260)
• Li et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - Genomic Landscape and Perinatal Outcomes of Fetal Polydactyly: A Retrospective Cohort Study Integrating CNV-seq and Trio-ES (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70216)
• Jiang et al. - Prenat Diagn - 2026 - High Risk for Rare Autosomal Trisomies Detected by Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Prenatal Diagnosis and Pregnancy Outcomes (https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.70181)

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