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What is fetal medicine and when to consult a fetal medicine expert?
Fetal medicine is a subspecialty which takes care of the unborn baby and ensures his/her well being. You should visit a fetal medicine consultant-
1. In case of a high risk pregnancy
2. Any structural defect of the fetus detected in the Ultrasound
3. Family history of any genetic disorder
4. Screening for the genetic syndromes shows high risk for any genetic defect
What is High Risk Pregnancy?
When a pregnancy is complicated by either a medical or surgical illness, or there are risk factors present in the baby like twin pregnancy, growth restrictions, any structural abnormality etc it's labelled as High Risk Pregnancy.
What are the methods of screening for Down's Syndrome?
Ultrasound, blood parameters, and a combination of both are used as screening methods
Which are the mandatory scans during pregnancy?
The NT scan during 11-14 weeks, The anomaly or Level 2 scan during 18-24 weeks and at least one growth scan around 32-36 weeks should be done.
What does invasive procedure mean? Are they safe?
Invasive procedure means by which the fetal samples for genetic testing or any specific testing is obtained. The commonly performed procedures are Chorionic Villus Sampling (a bit of placental tissue is taken out), Amniocentesis (the fluid surrounding the baby is taken out) or Cordocentesis (blood sample of the baby taken out). They are very safe when performed by an experienced fetal medicine expert.