Quantification of CMV DNA during NIPS is accurate and sensitive for CMV viral load; stratifies risk for primary maternal infection, cCMV.

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Many home pregnancy tests claim to be 99% accurate if used on the day of ...

Globally, NIPT is seeing increasing uptake across hospitals and diagnostic laboratories as demand for safer, early fetal screening rise and prenatal care pathways continue to evolve globally helping ...

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many health care providers say an increasing number of patients are deciding the fate of their pregnancies based on whatever information they can gather before state ...

Many big changes take place in your body when you’re pregnant. Prenatal testing helps your healthcare provider keep track of how you and your baby are doing. If any issues come up, they can be ...

Sickle cell anemia is a rare blood disorder passed down in families. Doctors can test for the trait that causes it before, during, or soon after birth. Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited blood ...

Some of the tests look for missing snippets of chromosomes. For every 15 times they correctly find a problem ... … they are wrong 85 times By Sarah Kliff and Aatish ...