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Prenatal Testing

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Websites
Find out how an ultrasound is done, what it can tell you about your baby and when you should have it done.
http://www.babycenter.com/ultrasound

Reference for the clinical geneticist.
http://www.perinatology.com/genetics/tools.htm

Illustrated narrative describing an assortment of testing decisions.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/prenatal-testing.htm

Testing for the HIV virus during pregnancy.
http://www.thebody.com/cdc/prenatal/prenatal.html

Definitions of the following testing procedures: amnioscentesis, ultrasound, chorionic villi sampling, and fetal development.
http://www.w-cpc.org/pregnancy/testing.html

Offers information about premature labor and using the fetal fibronection test to assess the risk of premature delivery.
http://preterm-labor.ffntest.com/

Testing information.
http://pregnancy.about.com/healt...y/weekly/aa120897.htm?once=true&

Article by Elizabeth Kristol, addressing the safety and necessity of screening.
http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9304/kristol.html

Discusses purpose and procedure of chorionic villus sampling. Includes list of advantages and disadvantages compared to amniocentesis.
http://www.hon.ch/Dossier/Mother...on_procedures/chronic_villi.html

Overview of Chorionic Villi Sampling. Includes preparation, risks and affects.
http://www.laurushealth.com/Libr...dicalTests/topic.asp?hwid=hw4104

Offers information on a variety of prenatal tests, including amniocentisis, and the ultra-screen.
http://www.ntdlaboratories.com/

Information regarding chorionic villi sampling.
http://www.obgyn.upenn.edu/genetics/cvs.html