Risk Factors for Having a Fetus with Birth Defects or Down SyndromeCurrent as of: May 30, 2016 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
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Risk Factors for Having a Fetus with Birth Defects or Down SyndromeIf you have any risk factors for having a fetus with a birth defect, talk with your doctor or a genetic counselor to help you decide which screening or diagnostic tests will be useful for you. You may be at risk for having a fetus (baby) with birth defects because:
Women with known risk factors are usually offered a chorionic villus sampling in the late first trimester or an amniocentesis in the second trimester. If you have an amniocentesis, a triple or quadruple screen test for Down syndrome and birth defects is not necessary. Current as of: May 30, 2016 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
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