Prenatal Test in Genoa - Genova

Find out where to get a Prenatal Test in Genoa - Genova. Compare details and costs for a Prenatal Test from the best labs in Italy.

Prenatal Test by Biomedical SpA Diagnostica per Immagini e di Laboratorio

Via Balbi, 179, 16126 Genova GE, Italia

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Prenatal Test by Synlab

Via Piero Gobetti, 5, 16145 Genova GE, Italia

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Common conditions covered by a Prenatal Test

Gonorrhoea Chlamydia Birth defects Genetic disorders Down syndrome Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) Neural tube defects Spina bifida

Prenatal Test - what is it and how the test is done

Giving birth to a healthy and well-developed baby is every mother's topmost priority. For this purpose, a new mother is kept under strict observation after the confirmation of her pregnancy by her...

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Prenatal Test FAQs

These tests test alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) levels, chorionic villus sampling, and Amniocentesis. In the first trimester, a blood test and ultrasound are done to measure the size of the clear space in the tissue at the back of a baby's neck. During your second trimester, another blood test is called the quad screen. This test measures levels of four substances in your blood. Prenatal cell-free DNA screening provides information about a baby's sex and rhesus (Rh) blood type. These tests detect chromosomal aberrations and down syndrome identification.

The accuracy varies from test-test, and false positive or falsely negative results are possible.

Prenatal results provide information on whether the baby has a genetic defect. These can ease your anxiety during pregnancy about the baby's health.

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