Prenatal Testing

Prenatal Testing During pregnancy a woman should be having tests done left and right to ensure that she and her baby are in good health. Below are some of the various tests that should be done throughout pregnancy, and some that should be done during specific trimesters. All of them are similar, yet each test is unique. These tests provide useful information about your baby to help prepare you for when it arrives. General Prenatal Tests There are five tests in particular that you should definitely have done in the early stages of your pregnancy. Blood tests are a given, and should be done regularly. Urine tests are useful when trying to get pregnant, and are also a great way to check for certain bacteria, ketones, proteins, and sugars. Paternity tests are usually done when the mother has had more than one partner during the timeframe in which her baby was conceived. DNA is the best way to determine parenthood. Learn more about paternity test options here. The last of the basic tests is the ultrasound. This test should be done throughout the pregnancy, because there are many things you can learn about your baby as time passes. The abdomen and pelvic are scanned to create a sonogram of the baby and placenta. There are seven different ultrasounds that can be performed: 3-D, Doppler, Advanced, Standard, Transvaginal, 4-D, and Fetal Echocardiography. The First Trimester There are only two tests you should be having done during the first trimester: Chorionic Villus Sampling (or C...
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