A simple blood test is transforming the world of prenatal screening, offering women a risk-free way to learn about fetal abnormalities early in pregnancy. Already, the new test has drastically reduced ...

Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother’s bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchers ...

When Amy Seitz got pregnant with her second child last year, she knew that being 35 years old meant there was an increased chance of chromosomal disorders like Down syndrome. She wanted to be screened ...

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I remember 15 years ago, my colleagues and I in high risk obstetrics were discussing the future possibility of analyzing fetal cells in maternal blood. Back then, the task seemed daunting since there ...

Building on the latest developments in DNA science, Stanford University researchers have designed a prenatal genetic test that appears to be just as accurate — but much safer than current methods like ...