A new case report and pooled analysis of 35 prenatal cases shows that 15q duplication syndrome frequently escapes prenatal ...

A ten-year newborn screening program in Yancheng, China, identified 17 infants with primary carnitine deficiency and showed ...

A study has shown that prenatal diagnosis, or diagnosis before a baby is born, is associated with earlier surgery for babies with congenital heart defects, the most common birth defects affecting ...

Prenatal diagnosis is a way for your doctor to tell if your baby has a problem such as Down syndrome while you’re still pregnant. Amniocentesis (say: AM-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sis) and chorionic villus ...

We evaluated the feasibility of high-resolution noninvasive prenatal screening in 51 pregnancies that were representative of the pregnant population receiving care at the recruitment hospital (Tables ...

This new strategy has been carried out in 131 pregnant women at risk for a fetus with an X-linked genetic disease (Table 1), after they received genetic counseling and gave written informed consent.

Only in 1970, it was found that anomalies can be detected before birth. Since 1980 ultrasound scan of the baby inside the womb (Fetus) became frequently available. What is Fetal Ultrasound? Currently ...

The Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy domain of the Dunlevie MFM Center is investigating novel therapies and diagnostic tools for fetal conditions diagnosed during pregnancy. Researchers and ...

Got your pregnancy test positive! It’s one of the most amazing feelings for couples. Here starts the nine months desperate wait to hold your baby in your arms. These nine months bring to you different ...

Ms. Becker, who writes about parenting, disability and religion, is the author of the forthcoming “To Be Made Well,” about what healing looks like on a personal and societal level. See more of our ...