PREGNANCY

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Amniocentesis Explained

Inside the uterus, surrounding your growing baby, is a liquid called ‘amniotic fluid’. A long needle is inserted through the abdomen to extract a small sample of that fluid.
Using it, doctors can perform tests that indicate potential problems and provide information about the health of the gestating fetus.
Test results typically arrive in a week [...]

Explaining Ultrasound Test?

There are a variety of tests that an expectant mother can have performed to gain information about the health of her growing fetus.
Some, like amniocentesis, have been around for over 100 years.
Ultrasound was introduced in the 1960s, though early tests had limited value. Modern tests are much clearer, some even in 3-D, many showing [...]

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