Abstract:Objective To discuss the clinical value of prenatal ultrasound soft-marker nuchal translucency (NT) and nuchal fold (NF) in combination with maternal alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and human chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit (β-HCG) for screening of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Methods A total of 2,402 pregnant women in our hospital for prenatal check-ups from April 2013 to March 2015 were selected.The correlations between NT, NF, serological screening and fetal chromosomal abnormalities were analized. Results From the 2,402 cases, there were 198 high-risk cases by only serological screening and 76 high-risk cases by only ultrasound soft marker (USM) screening. In 43 high-risk cases, 34 cases of chromosomal abnormalities were found by combining serological and USM screening. The sensitivity was 80.0% and the specificity was 91.0% by only serological screening. The sensitivity was 57.1% and the specificity was 95.8% by only USM screening. However, The sensitivity was 97.1% and the specificity was 99.6% by combining serological and USM screening. Conclusions The sensitivity and specificity for early screening of fetal chromosomal abnormalities can be increased by combined serological and USM screening.