In 2013, researchers reported an eye-opening case of a healthy pregnant woman with a puzzling prenatal test result.A routine genetic screen using cell-free DNA—a highly accurate blood test ...

NIPT tests work by scouring the mother’s blood for DNA fragments and mapping them to their chromosome of origin. Around 10% ...

Khorram was one of 107 volunteers in the NIH study, which examined how prenatal cell-free DNA sequencing may incidentally detect cancer in mothers. Cell-free DNA or cfDNA refers to fragments of ...

W hen Eryn Schultz was pregnant, her doctor recommended non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a blood test that can look for genetic abnormalities and also detect a baby's sex. It would be covered ...

While I understood the risks of carrying a child to term with that pre-existing condition, I was not knowledgeable about the ...

A new blood test could predict preeclampsia as early as the first trimester.

A blood test taken in the first trimester could identify women at risk of preeclampsia months before clinical signs emerge, ...

With American families paying thousands out of pocket to give birth, even with insurance, lawmakers from both parties are ...

AMBALA: In a crackdown on illegal prenatal sex determination, the PNDT (Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques) ...

After an abnormal NIPT finding in a pregnant woman, a maternal-fetal medicine doctor orders a second NIPT, against recommendations.

Global Amniocentesis Needle Market is valued approximately at USD 175.91 Million in 2022 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 6.85% over the forecast period 2023-2030.

The Moratorium on Genetic Testing and Insurance, developed by the Ministry of Health and the Life Insurance Association, ...