News tagged with amniocentesis
Larger hospital units have lower miscarriage rates after invasive pregnancy tests
A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Comfort or conflict: Earlier Down syndrome test
(AP) -- The results of the blood test revealed only a risk, but when she saw them, she still threw up. Now she had to find out for sure.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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DNA blood test can cut invasive testing for Down's syndrome by 98 percent
Women in high risk pregnancies for Down's syndrome could have a DNA blood test to detect the disorder and avoid invasive procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, finds a large scale study published in ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Opinions about prenatal screening invisible
What pregnant women think about routine ultrasound tests for fetal abnormalities is largely ignored by the health profession says a Victoria University graduate who has completed some of New Zealand's only research into prenatal ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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In a challenging infant heart defect, two-thirds may have high chance of survival
When prenatal diagnosis detects the severe heart defect hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in a fetus, a comprehensive prenatal evaluation is important to provide parents an accurate prognosis. In HLHS, one of the heart's ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Cheap, simple, noninvasive blood test may replace invasive diagnostic techniques in early pregnancy
Researchers in The Netherlands believe they are on the verge of developing a simple, prenatal blood test that would be able to detect accurately chromosomal abnormalities in the developing foetus. At present, the only reliable ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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New treatment cures baby of often-fatal metabolic disorder
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicians at Packard Children's Hospital believe they are the first to cure an infant of a serious disorder using prenatal infusions followed by liver transplant after his birth.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Amniotic fluid cells more efficiently reprogrammed to pluripotency than adult cells
In a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic fluid can be efficiently ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Is prenatal screening for rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy too costly?
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is one of many serious disorders for which prenatal testing is available. SMA affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality and the second ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Good parenting triumphs over prenatal stress
A mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The research shows that fetuses exposed to hig ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Study shows antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor
The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studi ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2009 |
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