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2. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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   The two primary methods are testing for the female pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography. [1] Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest detection of pregnancy. [2] Almost all pregnant women will have a positive urine pregnancy test one week ...

3. Fetal fibronectin - Wikipedia

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   Therefore, a negative fFN test is a very strong indicator that preterm birth is not likely to occur within the next 7 days. [5] A 2019 Cochrane Review found that while management based on the results of fFN appeared to reduce preterm birth before 37 weeks, the quality of evidence was low. [7] The test is easily performed and is usually painless.

4. Noninvasive prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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   However, the test does have limitations. If the test is performed early during the first trimester there is a chance that it can yield false negative or positive results, and false positive results may cause unnecessary worry for prospective parents.

5. Kleihauer–Betke test - Wikipedia

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   It accurately predicts the risk of preterm labor after maternal trauma whereas the article concluded that clinical assessment does not. With a negative KB test, posttrauma electronic fetal monitoring duration may be limited safely. With a positive KB test, the significant risk of pre-term labour mandates detailed monitoring.

6. False positives and false negatives - Wikipedia

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   A false negative error, or false negative, is a test result which wrongly indicates that a condition does not hold. For example, when a pregnancy test indicates a woman is not pregnant, but she is, or when a person guilty of a crime is acquitted, these are false negatives.

7. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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   The results of the blood test are then combined with the NT ultrasound measurements, maternal age, and gestational age of the fetus to yield a risk score for Down syndrome, trisomy 18, and trisomy 13. First Trimester Combined Test has a sensitivity (i.e. detection rate for abnormalities) of 82–87% and a false-positive rate of around 5%. [73] [74]