The nuchal translucency screening is performed via ultrasound. Conception is often compared to a roll of the dice. You hope for a particular outcome but know that your success depends a great deal on ...

Physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a new ultrasound technique to detect increased risk of genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome and heart disorders in unborn babies.

British researchers say new screening tests for Down's syndrome in pregnant women are less effective than predicted — but Australian doctors say the tests are a useful diagnostic tool. The British ...

Purpose: To assess nuchal translucency measurements that were performed as part of routine prenatal screening for Down syndrome. Methods: Collect ultrasound measurements of nuchal translucency and ...

Researchers provide a comprehensive overview of prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidies, including traditional serum screening, ultrasound imaging, and cell-free DNA testing. A 37-year-old pregnant ...

A new study provides large-scale, population-level evidence that nuchal translucency (NT) screens detect a wide range of genetic disorders at thresholds lower than the level currently considered ...

With new, less-invasive ways to check for Down syndrome, screening for the genetic birth defect should now be offered to all pregnant women, regardless of age, says a leading obstetricians' group.

PREGNANT women are being denied a key screening test which can reveal their likelihood of having a child with Down's syndrome. Health watchdogs in Scotland recommended seven years ago that an ...

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Women will be offered the Nuchal Translucency test when they are between 11 and 14 weeks pregnant A safer, more accurate screening for Down's Syndrome is being offered to all expectant mothers in the ...

A new blood test that checks all pregnant women for signs of Down’s syndrome in their unborn children could be available on the NHS by 2017, say scientists, potentially averting 300 miscarriages a ...