But my first prenatal exam changed all that ... if you are at higher-than-usual risk and may call for additional diagnostic tests that carry some risk to the fetus, although the odds of a healthy ...

Additionally, several case reports have described abnormal prenatal cfDNA tests that ... as well as other standard diagnostic ...

A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physicians are struggling to incorporate that ...

To examine whether the frequency of four screening tests during prenatal care conforms to evidence of effectiveness. We estimated rates of urine culture, anemia screening, oral glucose tolerance ...

Prenatal diagnostic testing can now determine ... were a direct or an indirect result of the widespread use of diagnostic tests; in other words, whether the diagnostic testing actually affects ...

Its only shortcoming is that by the time these tests can be ... Thus, prenatal testing techniques are never completely without health risk, but their diagnostic value often outweighs these risks.

World Down Syndrome Day aims to raise awareness about the condition and ways to manage it. Down Syndrome is a genetic ...

Down syndrome is a common chromosomal disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21, leading to intellectual disabilities and ...