甲胎蛋白(AFP)是胎儿卵黄囊及不成熟肝细胞所产生的一种特异蛋白,随胎尿进入羊水,后通过胎盘进入母血。随着胎儿生长发育及代谢情况,孕妇血清和羊水中AFP值有相应变化。目前在国内外AFP测定已成为产前诊断的重要手段之一,对某些先天性畸形可进行预见性诊断,及时中止妊娠,对降低畸形儿出生有重要意义。我院于1981年5月开始用 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a specific protein produced by fetal yolk sac and immature hepatocytes, which enters the amniotic fluid with fetal urine and then enters the mother’s blood through the placenta. With fetal growth and metabolism, pregnant women, serum and amniotic fluid AFP values ​​have corresponding changes. AFP determination at home and abroad has become an important means of prenatal diagnosis, for some congenital anomalies can be predictive diagnosis, timely termination of pregnancy, to reduce the birth of deformity is important. Our hospital started in May 1981