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by Creative Weblogging on February 27, 2010
Nuchal Transluscency Scan Next Nine Months
Last week, I went for my nuchal scan. A nuchal transluscency scan is one of the prenatal tests used to asses the risks of your baby having Down's syndrome. It is usually carried out between the 11th to 14th week of pregnancy, particularly among older pregnant women, i.e. usually 35 years old and above (yes, I'm already in that age range). An ultrasound is made and the amount of fluid [...] Read More
Routine HIV Test During Pregnancy in New Jersey Next Nine Months
Six months from now, an HIV test will become part of the routine prenatal test for pregnant women in New Jersey. Under the law, women will be tested early in their pregnancies and again in their third trimesters unless they refuse. If a woman refuses, it will be noted, and an H.I.V. test will be performed on the newborn unless the mother has religious objections. This move is meant to prevent infection [...] Read More
Fetal Anomaly Scan Next Nine Months
I just had a fetal anomaly scan last week. This ultrasound examination is a detailed check conducted between 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy to screen for structural abnormalities that a fetus may have. The size and development of your baby's brain, spine, heart, kidneys and limbs are examined. In my case, I was shown the different features of the face, the chambers of the heart, the blood flow along the [...] Read More
Non-invasive Early Pregnancy Screening: Can Reduce Down Syndrome Births? Straightfromthedoc
In Denmark, non-invasive screening of pregnant women (early in the pregnancy, 11 to 14 weeks of gestation) with ultrasound combined with maternal blood analysis, has reduced the number of children born with Down syndrome by 50%. The combined screening is measurement of nuchal translucency in the fetus by ultrasound - to look at the thickness of the black space (fluid) in the neck area of the fetus (more than the [...] Read More
Faster PCR-Based Diagnostic Test for Down Syndrome The Biotech Weblog
>The traditional method for pre-natal screening for Down syndrome entails karyotyping, and the procedure requires two weeks. Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institut, however, have developed a new PCR-based method which can produce accurate results within two hours. Using a technique known as the digital polymerase chain reaction, Quake and Fan replicated DNA from two cultures of cells growing in the laboratory. One consisted of a normal human cell [...] Read More
Routine HIV Test During Pregnancy in New Jersey Next Nine Months
Fetal Anomaly Scan Next Nine Months
Non-invasive Early Pregnancy Screening: Can Reduce Down Syndrome Births? Straightfromthedoc
Faster PCR-Based Diagnostic Test for Down Syndrome The Biotech Weblog
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