Blood pregnancy tests can tell you if you're pregnant 6 to 14 days after conception. You'll need to wait longer before taking ...

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) on pregnant women to detect the risk of a fetus having rare genetic abnormalities may often be wrong, according to recent reports. These tests, according to ...

Digital tests take the guesswork out of analyzing a pregnancy test, but they are not necessarily more accurate.

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced it will present significant research on early prenatal testing at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference. The study, awarded the Dru Carlson Memorial Award, ...

What's really at risk in a ‘risky’ pregnancy — a life or a lifestyle? “How do you feel about this pregnancy?” This question — or, more precisely, the frequency with which it is now asked — has changed ...

Blood sample Confirmatory diagnostic testing should be performed with a positive NIPS test result. The results from noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests should not be used alone to diagnose ...

Researchers provide a comprehensive overview of prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidies, including traditional serum screening, ultrasound imaging, and cell-free DNA testing. A 37-year-old pregnant ...

U.S. Reps. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.-03) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-37) introduced a bipartisan resolution this month to expand prenatal screening for antiphospholipid syndrome, or APS, a treatable ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a disease that most often strikes babies and young children, making it hard for them to move their muscles. SMA is passed down in families from parents to their children. It ...