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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Increased nuchal translucency
  1. Down syndrome 
    ... have a baby with Down syndrome have an increased risk of having another baby with the condition. Tests such as nuchal translucency ultrasound , amniocentesis , or chorionic villus sampling can be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000997.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Prenatal Genetic Screening Tests (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)  
    Prenatal Testing/Start Here ... Prenatal Testing ... American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ... Prenatal screening tests can tell you the chances that your ...
    https://www.acog.org/.../faqs/prenatal-genetic-screening-tests - External Health Links
  3. Ultrasound pregnancy 
    ... ovaries Look for findings that might indicate an increased risk for ... a nuchal translucency screening test around 9 to 13 weeks of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003778.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. How Do Health Care Providers Diagnose Down Syndrome? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Down Syndrome/Diagnosis and Tests ... Down Syndrome ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/down/conditioninfo/diagnosis - External Health Links
  5. Down Syndrome (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Down Syndrome/Start Here ... Down Syndrome ... down syndrome, down's syndrome, genetic conditions, 3 copies of the 21st chromosome, genetic material, chromosomal ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/down-syndrome.html - External Health Links
  6. What Tests Might I Need during Pregnancy? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Prenatal Testing/Start Here ... Prenatal Testing ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../conditioninfo/tests-needed - External Health Links
  7. Trisomy 18 
    ... L; First Trimester Maternal Serum Biochemistry and Fetal Nuchal Translucency Screening (BUN) Study Group. First-trimester screening for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/trisomy-18 - Genetics
  8. Prenatal care in your first trimester 
    ... back of the baby's neck. This is called nuchal translucency . A blood test is also done. Together, these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000544.htm - Medical Encyclopedia