prenatal testing
Fetal health checks
Prenatal testing encompasses medical procedures performed during pregnancy to assess fetal health and detect abnormalities.
Tests range from routine screenings like ultrasounds and blood work to diagnostic procedures like amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.
Results may reveal chromosomal conditions, genetic disorders, or developmental problems: The prenatal testing came back normal.
Such testing often prompts difficult decisions about continuing a pregnancy.
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- genetic counselingGuidance on inherited conditions
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- privacy concernsWorries about personal exposure
- peace of mindState without anxiety
informed consent · Down syndrome · neural tube defects · karyotyping · mutation · genetic screening · genetic markers · trimester · due date · nuchal translucency · first trimester · genome sequencing · hereditary diseases · maternal · chromosome · womb · genotype · decision
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, due date, weeks, first trimester
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- Genetic Riskgenetic marker, genetic counseling, gene mutation, predisposition, heritability
- Pregnancy Factorsfolic acid, folate, placenta, amniotic fluid, nutrition
- prenatal carefetal ultrasound, doctor visits, fetal monitoring, obstetrician, sonogram
prenatal testingpostpartum care
Healthcare following childbirth
neonatal screening · newborn screening · postnatal care · postpartum checkup · well-baby visit