A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physicians are struggling to incorporate that ...

But thanks to a new kind of fetal genetic testing this may be starting to change. Once upon a time, everything about your baby was a surprise until the moment of birth. Is it a boy or a girl?

Second-trimester screening of a pregnant woman's serum for markers of such congenital abnormalities as fetal trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and neural tube defects has become an important part of ...

How can prospective parents ensure that they will have a healthy baby? Prenatal testing can provide parents with information about their child’s genetic identity. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. Last month (October 17), genetic diagnostics manufacturer Sequenom released a new test that can detect whether a baby has Down syndrome from a sample of the ...

Dr. Michael Greene is the Chief of Obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey ...

Labs have been able to extract cell-free DNA, sequence it and use the sample to screen for fetal abnormalities such as Down syndrome. Earlier, this testing was shipped to outside labs for ...

The Prenatal Screening Program. Maternal Serum Markers of Fetal Abnormalities: Progress in Prenatal Screening. MedGenMed 1(1), 1999. [formerly published in Medscape Women's Health eJournal 1(4 ...