Prenatal tests are helpful, but it's important to understand what they find. A positive test result doesn't always mean your baby will be born with a disorder. You'll want to talk with your doctor ...

Taking a pregnancy test too early can procure a false negative result. How do you know when it's time to take one?

A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms ...

The most common screening test in prenatal care in the United States today seems to be the dipstick urinalysis. This test is inexpensive and may lead to the detection of preeclampsia, diabetes ...

The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy, standard testing to screen for any chromosome abnormalities in the fetus, such as Down syndrome.

Your health insurance usually covers tests that are recommended by a doctor. This can mean that a $268 prenatal blood test may only cost you $70, based on your plan's benefits. For prenatal tests that ...

In 2013, researchers reported an eye-opening case of a healthy pregnant woman with a puzzling prenatal test result. A routine genetic screen using cell-free DNA—a highly accurate blood test ...

Her patient was a pregnant woman who had opted for noninvasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, a screen for Down syndrome and a handful of other conditions that had been on the market for only two years.