Amniocentesis is an optional procedure that can check for certain congenital abnormalities and genetic conditions in a developing fetus. When there is a higher likelihood that the baby may have a ...

Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used to diagnose certain genetic and chromosomal abnormalities in a developing fetus and it involves the extraction of a small amount of amniotic fluid from the ...

Amniocentesis (sometimes called "amnio") is a test in which your doctor takes a small sample of amniotic fluid from around your baby. This fluid contains some of your baby’s cells which hold essential ...

Israeli scientists are holding trials on a new method of screening for fetuses and say it could provide all the information received from an amniocentesis without the risks. Prof. Noam Shomron of Tel ...