February 14, 2007 (San Francisco) -- A proteomic analysis of vaginal fluid from women in preterm labor is a noninvasive way to identify which women have intra-amniotic infection, according to ...

Researchers at the 26th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting today announced that profiling certain proteins in amniotic fluid is the fastest and most accurate way to detect ...

Pregnancy is an amazing journey, but it comes with plenty of doctor visits and tests. Every test has a reason, even if it sometimes feels like too much. One important check is the amniotic fluid. You ...

MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AmniScreen™ (NYSE:BRL) is the first and only FDA-approved at-home screening test for amniotic fluid leakage during pregnancy, a condition that may lead to serious ...

New research leads the discovery of applying amniotic fluid cells obtained during 16-24 weeks of pregnancy as a novel sample type for RNA-sequencing in prenatal diagnosis to help more families with ...

Amniotic fluid is the vital fluid that surrounds and protects a fetus during pregnancy. In addition to providing much-needed cushion and protection for the fetus, it also aids in development of vital ...

What Qiagen gets is an FDA-cleared, one-step minimally invasive test used to detect small amounts of amniotic fluid in vaginal discharge, and results generate within a couple of minutes. There is a ...

Prenatal chromosome analysis is appropriate for indications of advanced maternal age, abnormal ultrasound findings, abnormal screening results, multiple fetal losses, or a suspected chromosomal cause ...

Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but serious condition that happens in pregnant women shortly before, during, or after delivery of a baby. The symptoms of amniotic fluid embolism are often ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that amniotic fluid stem cells can be safely collected from vaginal fluid after childbirth rather than relying on more ...