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  2. Fetal-maternal haemorrhage - Wikipedia

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    Kleihauer test, showing foetal red blood cells in rose-pink color, while adult red blood cells are only seen as "ghosts". The Kleihauer–Betke test is a blood test used to measure the amount of foetal hemoglobin transferred from a foetus to its mother's bloodstream. [4] It takes advantage of the differential resistance of foetal hemoglobin to ...

  3. Fetal hemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    Hemoglobin F is found in fetal red blood cells, and is involved in transporting oxygen from the mother's bloodstream to organs and tissues in the fetus. It is produced at around 6 weeks of pregnancy [1] and the levels remain high after birth until the baby is roughly 2–4 months old. [2]

  4. Kleihauer–Betke test - Wikipedia

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    The KB test is the standard method of quantitating fetal–maternal hemorrhage (FMH). It takes advantage of the differential resistance of fetal hemoglobin to acid. A standard blood smear is prepared from the mother's blood and exposed to an acid bath. This removes adult hemoglobin, but not fetal

  5. Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling - Wikipedia

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    The hemoglobin alkaline denaturation test can detect the presence of maternal blood, which is indicated by a color change from red to brown when the sample is added to alkali reagent. [13] [14] Blood typing would also detect maternal blood, as the I antigen only occurs in adults. [12]

  6. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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    Prenatal testing consists of prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis, which are aspects of prenatal care that focus on detecting problems with the pregnancy as early as possible. [1] These may be anatomic and physiologic problems with the health of the zygote , embryo , or fetus , either before gestation even starts (as in preimplantation ...

  7. Here's what pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks ...

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    Photos of what pregnancy tissue from early abortions at 5 to 9 weeks actually looks like have gone viral.. The images, which were originally shared by MYA Network — a network of physicians who ...

  8. Hemoglobin Barts - Wikipedia

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    Hemoglobin Barts, abbreviated Hb Barts, is an abnormal type of hemoglobin that consists of four gamma globins. It is moderately insoluble, and therefore accumulates in the red blood cells . Hb Barts has an extremely high affinity for oxygen , so it cannot release oxygen to the tissue.

  9. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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    A modern hormone pregnancy test, showing a positive result A series of pregnancy test strips, taken one per day at the beginning of a pregnancy. A pregnancy test is used to determine whether a female is pregnant or not. The two primary methods are testing for the female pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine ...