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Antenatal blood tests
You will be offered a variety of blood tests during your pregnancy. By testing your blood, a great deal can be deduced about the likely health of yourself and your baby. Whenever possible the taking of blood tests is timed so that you don’t need lots of needles on separate occasions! Blood group Usually at…
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Invasive procedures for genetic diseases
Towards safe, early non-invasive prenatal diagnosis: expert recommendations To perform a definitive diagnosis of Down Syndrome or other forms of genetic disease in the fetus, doctors must use an invasive technique to sample fetal DNA directly, either from the placenta (chorionic villus sampling, or CVS) or the amniotic fluid around the fetus (amniocentesis). Unfortunately these…
Newborn tests explained
When your baby is about a week old your midwife will carry out a few other tests, the one that is most commonly spoken about is The Guthrie Test. These tests are carried out to test for rare genetic conditions. The Guthrie test This is a blood test that is done routinely towards the end of your…
New Down’s Syndrom Test – At A Price
A new test will offer mothers worried about Down’s syndrome a much more accurate prediction of whether their unborn child has the condition. But the reassurance comes at a price – £120. The test, which is a combination of blood test and ultrasound, has been developed by the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine in east…
Posted in Baby Health, News, Pregnancy, Special Needs Tagged Down’s syndrome, Genetic disorders, Mental retardation, Pregnancy, special needs, Turners Syndrome Leave a comment
New test can diagnose genetic problems at 7 weeks
A new blood test for pregnant women to detect genetic disorders in their children has raised new fears over ‘designer babies’. The simple test can diagnose conditions such as Down’s syndrome and cystic fibrosis. And it can give the gender of an unborn child at seven weeks – five weeks before the current time. Campaigners fear the test…
What are antenatal tests looking for?
Antenatal tests look for both genetic and congenital abnormalities. Genetic abnormalities are caused by faulty information in the baby’s genes: the fundamental information inherited from parents that programmes the baby to be the unique individual he or she is. The baby’s genes are passed on to him at the moment of conception. Congenital abnormalities are simply abnormalities that were present…
Charity aims to raise awareness of Down’s Syndrome
The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) has affiliated with groups and supporters to raise awareness about Down’s syndrome. The DSA also hopes to raise vital funds during Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week which is running from 5-11 June. The charity works to create the conditions people with Down’s syndrome need to live full and rewarding lives. At the beginning of…
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New technology in search for Autism gene
A massive global research project will use a new technology called DNA microarray to scan the human genome to locate key genes in a bid to pin down the genetic causes of autism. The US National Alliance for Autism Research project involves 170 experts from the US, Canada, the UK and Europe and over the…
Down’s Syndrome awareness week
5 June 2001 One in every 1,000 babies born in the UK is affected with Down’s syndrome and two babies are born with it every day, according to the UK’s Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA). National Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week (2-8 June) is organised by the DSA to raise understanding and knowledge about the condition, how…
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Cluster of Down’s Babies
A cluster of six Down’s syndrome babies has been born to women who attended the same Irish school in 1956 and 1957. The babies were born in the early 1980s but it has taken until now to study all the factors that might have contributed. Today it was announced that no definite reason has been found for the…
Posted in Antenatal Care, News, Special Needs Tagged Amniocentesis, Chorionic villus sampling, Down’s syndrome, Genetic disorders Leave a comment
