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The use of ultrasound to screen pregnancies has led to earlier bonding of parents to their unborn children as they are able to observe the developing child and watch it move early in pregnancy. In addition, however, some defects previously only recognized at birth have been brought to the attention of parents prior to birth as a result of ultrasonic detection. This is particularly true of abnormalities resulting in structural defects such as neural tube disorders. With the ability to recognize anencephaly in-utero, there has developed pressure to induce early labor in order to terminate the pregnancy of the woman carrying the anencephalic child.