The nuchal translucency screening is performed via ultrasound. Conception is often compared to a roll of the dice. You hope for a particular outcome but know that your success depends a great deal on ...

Physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a new ultrasound technique to detect increased risk of genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome and heart disorders in unborn babies.

British researchers say new screening tests for Down's syndrome in pregnant women are less effective than predicted — but Australian doctors say the tests are a useful diagnostic tool. The British ...

WASHINGTON — There’s a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer hinges on whether they’re older or younger than 35. This week, the American College of Obstetricians and ...

Purpose: To assess nuchal translucency measurements that were performed as part of routine prenatal screening for Down syndrome. Methods: Collect ultrasound measurements of nuchal translucency and ...

KINGSTON – Kingston Hospital is now offering a test that could eliminate the need for an invasive procedure to check for birth defects that carries the risk of miscarriage for pregnant women.

Women will be offered the Nuchal Translucency test when they are between 11 and 14 weeks pregnant A safer, more accurate screening for Down's Syndrome is being offered to all expectant mothers in the ...

A new study provides large-scale, population-level evidence that nuchal translucency (NT) screens detect a wide range of genetic disorders at thresholds lower than the level currently considered ...

There’s a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer hinges on whether they’re older or younger than 35. This week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...