Commentary: Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act would prohibit unnecessary drug testing and screening without informed ...

A new study reveals that over one in four Indian children under 12 carry inherited blood disorders. The findings highlight urgent need for early screening and region-specific health policies.

Why do some women go through a battery of tests when they fall pregnant and some not? We provide a chart for quick reference.

Genetic carrier screening is conducted to determine if an asymptomatic person is a carrier for a potentially inheritable pathogenic gene.

Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) detects twice as many Down syndrome cases as second-trimester serum screening (STSS), with higher sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value.

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When pregnant women are drug tested without their knowledge or consent, they're less likely to trust providers and less ...

The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS) in accuracy and cost-effectiveness, as NIPT identifies twice as many DS cases as STSS.

Pro-life and Christian leaders offered mixed reactions after the U S House of Representatives passed a bill this week that ...

The massive spending and tax cut bill, called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” includes a provision that forbids Medicaid ...

Prenatal genetic screening is commonly used to identify pregnancies at high risk for birth defects, including neural tube defects and genetic conditions such as Down syndrome. In contrast to other ...