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 ...

Mysterious test results and an unexpected cancer—surely, Klugman thought, there must be a connection. For decades, prenatal testing for Down syndrome and other chromosomal conditions had fallen ...

Instead, she enrolled in a study at the National Institutes of Health that involved examining women who received abnormal prenatal DNA-sequencing test results like hers. Through that research ...

Prenatal tests are helpful, but it's important to understand what they find. A positive test result doesn't always mean your baby will be born with a disorder. You'll want to talk with your doctor ...

Prenatal Blood Test Can Sometimes Hint at Cancer in Moms-To-Be Many moms-to-be opt for blood tests during pregnancy to check for fetal disorders such as Down syndrome. In rare instances ...

Your health insurance usually covers tests that are recommended by a doctor. This can mean that a $268 prenatal blood test may only cost you $70, based on your plan's benefits. For prenatal tests that ...

When 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 ...

A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research to ...

A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, according to research to be presented to the annual conference of the European Society of Human ...