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  2. Amniocentesis - Wikipedia

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    Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. [1] It has other uses such as in the assessment of infection and fetal lung maturity. [ 2 ] Prenatal diagnostic testing, which includes amniocentesis, is necessary to conclusively diagnose the majority of genetic disorders, with amniocentesis ...

  3. Amniotic stem cells - Wikipedia

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    They can develop into various tissue types including skin, cartilage, cardiac tissue, nerves, muscle, and bone. [4] The cells also have potential medical applications, especially in organ regeneration. [5] The stem cells are usually extracted from the amniotic sac by amniocentesis which occurs without harming the embryos. The use of amniotic ...

  4. Fetal surgery - Wikipedia

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    It often involves training in obstetrics, pediatrics, and mastery of both invasive and non-invasive surgical techniques. Because of the very high risk and technical complexity of fetal surgery, the procedure is usually performed at specialist centers. Fetal intervention involves risk to fetus and pregnant patient alike.

  5. Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal ... - AOL

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    Amniocentesis is typically done at 15 to 20 weeks, with similar timing for results. If a state has a 12-week abortion ban, for instance, “some people may have to act on a screening,” Alfonso said.

  6. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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    Since amniocentesis has approximately a 0.5% chance of miscarriage, one of those 200 normal pregnancies might result in a miscarriage because of the invasive procedure. Meanwhile, of the 3792 women told they are low-risk by the Quad test, 2 of them will go on to deliver a baby with Down syndrome.

  7. The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t ...

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    Many of these conditions are also impossible to diagnose until an amniocentesis or the anatomy scan of the fetus, which cannot be completed prior to 15 weeks and 18 weeks of gestation, respectively.

  8. A Close Look at the Texas Abortion Controversy - AOL

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    Kate Cox, a 31-year-old woman from Dallas, decided to seek an abortion after a prenatal test known as an amniocentesis confirmed on November 28 that her baby had trisomy 18, a chromosomal ...

  9. Amniotic fluid - Wikipedia

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    Amniotic fluid is removed from the mother by an amniocentesis procedure, where a long needle is inserted through the abdomen into the amniotic sac, using ultrasound guidance such that the fetus is not harmed. Amniocentesis is a low risk procedure, with risk of pregnancy loss between 1 in 1,500 – 1 in 700 procedures.