Prenatal Diagnosis
The future health of a new individual can be predicted, to an extent, from clues that are apparent before birth. Prenatal diagnosis is the identification of a medical condition in a...
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Development of Prenatal Diagnostic and Surgical Techniques
Overview
Since 1950, the development of prenatal diagnostic and surgical techniques has transformed the field of obstetrics. Parents are now ...
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Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
The ability to detect genetic disorders before birth has improved dramatically during the last two decades. Although considered fairly safe, these procedures are only pe...
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Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Amniocentesis is a procedure used to diagnose fetal defects in the early second trimester of pregnancy. A sample of the amniotic fluid which surrounds a fetus in the womb is ...
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Well-Baby Examination
Well-baby examinations are held regularly during the first two years of a baby's life. They allow the pediatrician to monitor and advise on the baby's growth and development. The...
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Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
Prenatal diagnosis, assessing the condition of a fetus before it is born, has become an important--although controversial--part of pregnancy care. Increasingly sophistic...
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Prenatal Diagnosis
Development of Prenatal Diagnostic and Surgical Techniques
Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
Prenatal Diagnostic Tests
Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques