By When a pregnant woman is worried about possible genetic defects in the child she is carrying, amniocentesis is the gold standard test. But amniocentesis is both invasive – a needle is inserted into the womb to extract amniotic fluid – and dangerous, resulting in miscarriage in as many as one out of every 200 tests performed. Furthermore, amniocentesis can […]
The post New Blood Test May Detect Fetal Abnormalities At Week 10 first appeared on The Florida Star | The Georgia Star.