Prenatal diagnosis

Prenatal presentation

Prenatal screening

Prenatal Genetic Counseling and Evaluation

Noninvasive Maternal Screening Strategies

Prenatal Testing with Cell-Free DNA Demonstrated Clinical Benefit

Noninvasive prenatal testing has clinical benefit over conventional prenatal screening tests, and at a price point of USD 795,...

Whole genome sequencing could become prenatal standard of care

Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of prenatal samples accurately and quickly identifies the location of chromosomal abnormalities, and could become a prenatal standard of care, researchers propo...

Illumina to Acquire Prenatal Genetic Testing Company Verinata

Bio-IT World | Illumina announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verinata Health for consideration of $350 million plus up to $100 million in milestone payments throug...

Better prenatal testing does not mean more abortion

Between 70 and 85 percent of women in the U.S. confronted with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose abortion — but that number used to be higher. (The Atlantic)

Partnership aims to improve prenatal diagnostics

Baylor College of Medicine will work with Chinese firm Berry Genomics to enhance the way prenatal genetic testing is performe -More- 

Unrestricted sales into prenatal health announced by Fluidigm

Fluidigm Corporation has announced that it can now offer unrestricted sales of its digital PCR and other advanced technology to customers interested in pursuing research and product development into t...

Are four prenatal visits enough?

Reanalysis of the World Health Organization’s  Antenatal Care Trial (WHOACT) shows that there is an increased risk of fetal death at between 32 and 36 weeks for women who have a reduced prenatal ca...

Prenatal stress in fathers can harm offspring

While it is well documented that the health of expectant mothers can have a corresponding effect on their children, a new University of Lethbridge (U of L) study has found that prenatal stresses......

Innovative Strategies to Reduce Disparities in the Quality of Prenatal Care in Underresourced Settings.

This study examined what innovative strategies, including the use of health information technology (health IT), have been or can be used to reduce disparities in prenatal care quality in underresource...

Prenatal stress changes learning strategies in adulthood.

It is well known that stressful experiences may shape hippocampus-dependent learning and memory processes. However, although most studies focused on the impact of stress at the time of learning or mem...

Prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis for pediatricians.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing can identify many disorders that will require specialized newborn care and follow-up. Pediatricians should be aware of recent advan...

Routine Prenatal HIV Testing: Women's Concerns and Their Strategies for Addressing Concerns.

The purpose of this exploratory study was to solicit women's opinions about the process of routine prenatal HIV testing to identify strategies for routine testing that will address women's concerns, i...

Advances in prenatal screening: the ethical dimension.

Prenatal screening strategies are undergoing rapid changes owing to the introduction of new testing techniques. The overall tendency is towards broadening the scope of prenatal testing through increas...