A test carried out during weeks 15-20 of the pregnancy, in which a small amount of the fluid that surrounds the fetus is removed for biochemical or genetic testing. It can assess whether the fetus could develop, or has developed, an abnormality or serious health condition.
Researchers have developed a complex computer program that could lead to a safer and more accurate prenatal test for disorders such as Down syndrome. Combining blood and ultrasound tests from the first and second trimesters of a pregnancy, the computer program can identify Down syndrome with only a one per...
British obstetricians announced at a conference last week that they are close to developing a prenatal test with no attendant risk of miscarriage. The team of doctors from Imperial College, London and Queen Charlotte's Hospital are currently working to perfect a procedure that would allow the detection of genetic and...
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