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Decline In Invasive Pregnancy Investigations
One tertiary Australian hospital has noted a 20% decline in invasive antenatal procedures i.e. amniocentesis or chorionic villus biopsy. This is the direct result of the cell free DNA testing on the mother’s blood sample, which is non-invasive prenatal test that has become more widely available over the last five years. This is reassuring for […] Read more
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Non-invasive Prenatal Testing
With a simple blood test our accuracy of approaching 100%, we can detect major chromosome abnormalities in the baby earlier on in the pregnancy. The accuracy of this test approaches amniocentesis. The Queensland Fertility Group of which I am a member is working at perfecting this technology and should be the first laboratory in Queensland […] Read more