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    Kausar Jabeen
    12/02/2025
    Dr Kausar Jabeen

    Fertility Specialist

    Prenatal testing: What are your options?

    Prenatal testing plays a key role in monitoring the health of both the mother and the baby throughout pregnancy, ensuring that any potential complications are identified early on. This article underlines the different types of prenatal tests, when they are performed, and what happens if a prenatal test reveals an abnormal result.

  • the-objectives-of-an-amniocentesis-detecting-genetic-diseases-before-birth article image
    Written by Top Doctors
    08/09/2017
    Written by Top Doctors

    The objectives of an amniocentesis: detecting genetic diseases before birth

    For pregnant women with a predisposition for genetic diseases or chromosome abnormalities, an amniocentesis - testing a sample of amniotic fluid - can help to identify conditions like Down's syndrome in unborn babies.

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    Written by Top Doctors
    06/03/2017
    Written by Top Doctors

    Amniocestesis: What are the real risks during pregnancy?

    We explore the risks of amniocentesis, otherwise known as amniotic fluid test or AFT, which is used to determine risks of chromosomal anomalies such as Down's syndrome in the unborn baby.

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