Pregnancy: Tests

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Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring
Medical Test
09/05/06, Healthwise
Electronic fetal heart monitoring is done during pregnancy, labor, and delivery to keep track of the heart rate of your baby (fetus) and the strength and duration of the contractions of your uterus. Your baby's heart rate is a good way
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Medical Test
05/29/06, Healthwise
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to measure the amount of the hormone hCG in blood or urine to see whether a woman is pregnant. HCG is made by the placenta during pregnancy.
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Amniocentesis
Medical Test
05/29/06, Healthwise
Amniocentesis is a test to look at the fluid (amniotic fluid) that surrounds your baby (fetus). Amniotic fluid has cells and other substances that can give clues about the health of your fetus. Amniocentesis is done by gently putting a
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Contraction Stress Test
Medical Test
03/14/06, Healthwise
A contraction stress test checks to see if your baby (fetus) will be okay with the reduced oxygen levels that normally occur during contractions when you are in labor. The test includes external fetal heart monitoring (nonstress test).
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Fetoscopy
Medical Test
06/28/07, Healthwise
Fetoscopy is done during pregnancy to allow a doctor to see the fetus through a thin, flexible instrument called a fetoscope. The fetoscope is inserted into the uterus through a small cut (incision) made in the belly. Fetal u
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Toxoplasmosis Test
Medical Test
06/27/07, Healthwise
A toxoplasmosis test is a blood test that checks for antibodies to the Toxoplasma gondiiparasite. Your body's natural defense system (immune system) will make these antibodies only if you have been infected by this tiny parasite.
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Folic Acid
Medical Test
03/05/07, Healthwise
A folic acid test measures the amount of folic acid in the blood. Folic acid is one of many B vitamins. The body needs folic acid to make red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), platelets, new genetic material (DNA) i
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Rubella Test
Medical Test
10/02/06, Healthwise
A rubella blood test detects antibodies that are made by the immune system to help kill the rubella virus. Once produced, the antibodies remain in the bloodstream for years. The presence of certain antibodies indicates a recent in
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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
Medical Test
05/29/06, Healthwise
An alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test checks the level of AFP in a pregnant woman's blood. AFP is a substance made in the liver of a unborn baby (fetus). The amount of AFP in the blood of a pregnant woman can help see whether the baby
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Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Medical Test
05/29/06, Healthwise
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test done during early pregnancy that can find certain problems with your baby (fetus). It is generally done when either you or the father has a disease that runs in the family (genetic disorder). I
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