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Authors: Crespigny Lachlan De, Frank A. Chervenak
ISBN-13: 9780198520849, ISBN-10: 0198520840
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: November 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Crespigny Lachlan De

Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne

New York Weill Cornell Medical Center

Book Synopsis

Parents-to-be are faced with important and very difficult decisions to make about prenatal testing. This book provides all the information that they need - in clear, accessible language - in order to make informed choices.

Table of Contents

1Why have prenatal tests?3
2Your fetus : normal and abnormal development10
3Choosing the best prenatal tests for you : an overview33
4Prenatal testing : preconception to 9 weeks39
5Prenatal testing : 10-14 weeks53
6Prenatal testing : 15-17 weeks81
7Prenatal testing : 18-22 weeks101
8Prenatal testing : 23 weeks until delivery127
9Decisions after prenatal testing132
10Glossary of terms144

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