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… lowers the risk of your unborn baby having a neural tube defect (NTD). The neural tube is the part of a …
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… out the chance that your baby has a birth defect. Don't have a screening test. You may … that your baby may have Down syndrome , neural tube defects , or certain rare genetic …
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… a baby with a genetic condition or birth defect are higher than average. Even though CVS … stomach, intestines, or brain and spine ( neural tube defect ). A blood test (alpha-fetoprotein …
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… a baby with a genetic condition or birth defect are higher than average. Even though … stomach, intestines, or brain and spine ( neural tube defect ). What information can …
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… the sex of a fetus and help find certain neural tube defects. Amniotic fluid has cells that … of a genetic condition or neural tube defect. You've had a baby with a genetic …
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… reduces the risk that your baby will have a neural tube defect or other birth defects. During …
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… likely to have a child born with a birth defect, such as: A neural tube defect , like spina bifida . Neural tube
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… , an organ, or body chemistry. A birth defect may have only a mild impact on a child's … problems, such as heart defects and neural tube defects , including spina bifida . What …
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… show for sure that your baby has a birth defect. You would need a diagnostic test called … finds a birth defect. It correctly finds neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in up to 80 …
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… chance is that your baby has a certain birth defect. If a screening test is positive, it … woman for brain or spinal problems (called neural tube defects ). Check the developing baby …