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   Very Unusual Pregnancy in Arkansas

   Sat, 3 Oct 2009

   …amazement and you know something they still don't believe as part. It's so it's so rare. A couple is chosen not to have amniocentesis . Which would confirm the medical miracle. The most likely explanation is that this is normal when pregnancy. With a significant …

   Amniocentesis found at 0:59

   A couple is chosen not to have amniocentesis . Which would confirm the medical miracle.

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   Detecting Danger in Unborn Babies

   Mon, 29 Sep 2008

   Fetal anemia is a dangerous pregnancy complication that can wreak havoc on unborn babies. Now, there is an easier way to spot the condition without resorting to amniocentesis .

   Amniocentesis found at 0:38, 1:05, 1:24

   typically followed with ultrasound. If fetal Anemia is suspected doctors do an amniocentesis . To not a -- procedure and we normally quite the woman -- east. And 1% risk of losing the pregnancy each time we did an amniocentesis . Now he's using doppler ultrasound to detect the condition. It measures blood flow in a major brain artery.

   Foster that his recent study shows doppler ultrasound is actually better than amniocentesis . At finding fetal Anemia.

   neck -- one is safe that things change on doppler ultrasound and amniocentesis . Tonight. She's hopeful baby number two will be just as healthy as they'd be number one. This is Jennifer Matthews reporting.

ARTICLES (141)

1. Study Shows Antibiotic Unsuccessful In Preventing Preterm Labor

   Tue, 1 Dec 2009

   …preterm labor. Recent studies have also shown that the drug is effective in reducing the risk of miscarriage following amniocentesis , a medical test for infection and fetal abnormalities. The drug is currently used to treat infection in patients all over …

2. Ultrasound Enhances Noninvasive Down Syndrome Tests

   Sun, 22 Nov 2009

   …Often, these tests are used as a basis for counseling women on the option of the more invasive but definitive tests such as amniocentesis , which involves directly measuring the chromosomal material in fetal cells found in the fluid inside the uterus, and chorionic …

3. European Biotech Company Biocell Center Opens First U.S. Facility for Preservation of Amniotic Stem Cells in Medford, Massachusetts

   Thu, 22 Oct 2009

   …provide pregnant women across North America who are having an amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis the opportunity to bank stem cells ……first few milliliters of amniotic fluid withdrawn during amniocentesis , which typically would be discarded, are sent to the Biocell …