NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing for genetic defects early in pregnancy through chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, does not appear to raise the risk of fetal loss. CVS involves using a needle to ...

Cedars-Sinai and UCLA investigators have studied first trimester placental tissue and found that for some genes, the process that turns their information into a biological function may depend on the ...

Our team of maternal-fetal medicine specialists and prenatal genetic counselors have extensive training and experience in prenatal genetic testing. Providers throughout the Mountain West regularly ...

Both tests can tell whether there are genetic defects in a developing baby, although nothing can be done to correct those defects. The decision to offer the tests to women beginning at age 35 is ...

More women are now opting for invasive prenatal testing earlier in their pregnancies to check for possible fetal anomalies in the wake of Tennessee’s strict abortion ban, a new study shows. The study ...

I'm a scientist working in a genetic lab analyzing samples from pregnant people. I help determine the viability of a pregnancy and whether there are any genetic conditions. Becoming a mom has changed ...