An Earlier Read On Down Syndrome ; a New Non-Invasive Test Uses Sonograms and Blood Analysis
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › May 17, 2005
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Last month, way ahead of her due date in late October, Carolyn Lederer took a test that detects Down syndrome in unborn babies far earlier - and much less invasively - than amniocentesis.
A special sonogram called a nuchal translucency, combined with a blood test, can determine a fetus' odds of having Down syndrome or other health problems just 11 weeks into a pregnancy.See the full content of this document
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An Earlier Read On Down Syndrome ; a New Non-Invasive Test Uses Sonograms and Blood Analysis
Traditionally, women have had to wait until their 16th week to have a long needle inserted into their swelling bellies for an amniocentesis - and then they had to wait even longer for the results.
Learning early on whether her unborn baby was at risk was far preferable to Lederer than not knowing, no matter what the outcome.The Glen Rock resident, pregnant with her second child, underwent ...See the full content of this document
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