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A simple blood test is transforming the world of prenatal screening, offering women a risk-free way to learn about fetal abnormalities early in pregnancy. Already, the new test has drastically reduced ...

I remember 15 years ago, my colleagues and I in high risk obstetrics were discussing the future possibility of analyzing fetal cells in maternal blood. Back then, the task seemed daunting since there ...

When Amy Seitz got pregnant with her second child last year, she knew that being 35 years old meant there was an increased chance of chromosomal disorders like Down syndrome. She wanted to be screened ...

Is simply being 35 or older enough reason for a pregnant woman to undergo amniocentesis to check for Down syndrome? The older mothers-to-be are, the higher their risk of having babies with this fairly ...

Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used to diagnose certain genetic and chromosomal abnormalities in a developing fetus and it involves the extraction of a small amount of amniotic fluid from the ...

A new test that checks unborn babies for Down syndrome may be on the market in two years, replacing the dreaded but common amniocentesis. The new urine test would be less painful and risky than the ...

Today’s announcement that the Ministry of Health is urgently reviewing the use of amniocentesis testing of unborn babies is a wake up call for our country. “Amniocentesis testing is eugenic in nature ...

Amniocentesis is the most commonly prescribed invasive test performed during pregnancies in the United States. Researchers at Mount School of Medicine in conjunction with other institutions in the ...