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Prenatal Testing for Downs Syndrome, Birth Defects

S.J. asks from St. Louis

My husband is urging me to have prenatal testing done to determine if our unborn fetus has downs syndrome or other birth defects. I have done some research, but have...

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Calling All "Older"(35+) Moms to Be

A.H. asks from Los Angeles

I would like to hear from "older" moms to be. I'm 37,soon to be 38, and just now thinking I might be able to handle being a mom. I know the Dr's say there is an incre...

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1St Trimester Genetic Testing Questions..

S.L. asks from Champaign

Alright, so because of my age, i did my first trimester genectic testing (nt scan & bloodwork). Well, my NT scan came back good, but one of my blood tests was screwy ...

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Test for down Syndrome Came Back Postive

T.J. asks from Kansas City

My SIL is pregant with her 2nd baby. She had the AFP test and did not want to know the results of the test. They had a sonagram on last Wednesday, and it showed lit...

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Levels High for Pregnancy Quad Test

K.S. asks from Phoenix

I was wondering if anyone had information on the levels for the Quad Test that is done during pregnancy. My niece is 17 weeks pregnant and just received the results o...

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Screening for down Syndrome

M.S. asks from Dayton

Hi, my daughter is 19 wks pregnant and had the typical screening done for all the things you look for and it came back positive for down syndrome. her doc said it isn...

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Amniocentisis...does It Hurt?

K.S. asks from Kansas City

I have to have an amnio done next week to see if my babies lungs are fully developed so labor can be induced. I'm a little nervous and was wondering how painful this ...

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Pregnant at 41 Need Advice from Other Older Moms

A.H. asks from Bangor

Iam 41 and supposedly at a high risk for my babys development of certain diseases because of my age.I had 4 other healthy babies my last at 29,there are no birth defe...

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Seeking Advice on Timing Second Pregnancy After C-section Delivery?

K.A. asks from Los Angeles

Hi all: My baby is a whopping 15 months old, and my husband and I are now thinking about trying to get pregnant with a second child. I've heard that you're suppos...

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Echogenic Foci in the Heart

K.P. asks from Chicago

I am 20 weeks pregnant and just got a call from my doctor that they found an echogenic foci in the left ventrical of the heart. They ordered a level 2 ultasound and g...

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Answer Highlights

  • many false positives in 3 answers "I too have heard of SO many false positives on those screenings and feel that they ..."
  • advanced maternal age in 4 answers "I got a lot of blather about my "advanced maternal age""
  • having a child with downs syndrome in 2 answers "... a personal one, but obviously the risks of having a child with Down's syndrome ..."
  • false positive results in 3 answers "I agree that with everyone else who has heard of lots of false positive results."
  • false positive rate in 3 answers "... to have the screening test at all b/c there is a high false positive rate ..."