| Would you like to know if the baby in
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| | pregnancy. Using an ultrasound as a
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| your uterus is healthy? If you are like
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| | guide, the health care
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| most women, your answer will be "yes."As
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| | provider inserts a long needle into the
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| you may already know, there are numerous
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| | abdomen of the
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| tests
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| | mother and draws out a small amount of
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| that can be done during pregnancy to
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| | amniotic fluid.This test is more than 99%
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| check for
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| | accurate in diagnosing
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| abnormalities. Amniocentesis and
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| | chromosomal disorders like Down syndrome
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| Chorionic Villus Sampling
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| | and
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| are two of these tests, whose main
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| | Edward's syndrome. Unfortunately, there
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| purpose is to
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| | is a small risk of
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| diagnose genetic or chromosomal defects,
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| | miscarriage of about 0.5%-1% (1 or 2
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| but can also
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| | cases out of 200).Chorionic Villus
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| provide other valuable information, such
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| | Sampling (CVS)Chorionic Villus Sampling
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| as paternity results.These two tests are
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| | is normally performed in the
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| used for mothers who are at risk for
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| | first trimester, between the 10th and
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| carrying a fetus with a congenital birth
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| | 12th week of
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| defect. This
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| | pregnancy. Using an ultrasound as a
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| includes women over 35, women with a
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| | guide, the health care
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| history of
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| | provider inserts a long, thin tube into
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| miscarriages or birth defects, and women
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| | the vagina and
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| with a family history
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| | through the cervix and removes a small
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| of genetic disease.You may have never
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| | amount of
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| heard of amniocentesis or
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| | chorionic villus from the outside of the
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| chorionich villus sampling, or you may
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| | sac where the
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| only have a general
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| | baby develops. Unfortunately, this
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| idea of what's involved. Hopefully this
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| | procedure has a
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| information can
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| | slightly higher risk of miscarriage than
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| help you to be prepared and comfortable
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| | amniocentesis of
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| if the need
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| | about 1%-3% (1-3 cases out of 100).Susan
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| should arise for you to have either of
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| | Tanner is a wife and mother of three. She
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| these tests
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| | is also the editor of Pregnancy-Guide
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| done.AmniocentesisAmniocentesis is
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| | is an online community for mothers to
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| normally performed in the second
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| | find support and valuable information.
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| trimester, between the 15th and the 18th
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| | Please visit Pregnancy-Guide for valuable
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| week of
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| | pregnancy information.
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