The specific use of fetal scalp-blood sampling during labor will be mentioned shortly, and the rationale and evidence for the use of cord blood lactate measurement will be presented. Finally, correct ...

Direct access to fetal blood by an ultrasonographically guided needle is now feasible and overcomes the limitations of earlier sampling techniques such as placentocentesis, fetoscopy and scalp ...

The criteria outlined by the task forces and presented in Table 3 offer no guidance for the clinician in predicting or detecting asphyxia in labor. Clinicians continue to be limited by use of ...

Yourgene Health plc, a leading international molecular diagnostics group, today presented data demonstrating that prolonged storage of blood in EDTA tubes is compatible with non-invasive prenatal ...

Noninvasive test may cut down on the need for amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, both associated with higher risk of miscarriage. Ravgen scientists say they have perfected the ability to ...

A small microfluidic device that can separate maternal and fetal cells is being developed to detect genetic abnormalities in early pregnancy through non-invasive blood tests. The spiral-shaped plastic ...