prenatal testing
testing and prenatal care that focus on detecting problems with the pregnancy as early as possible
alkali denaturation test
medical test used to differentiate fetal or neonatal blood from maternal blood found in a newborn's stool or vomit, or from maternal vaginal blood
Fetal scalp stimulation test
diagnostic test used to detect fetal metabolic acidemia
amniotic fluid index
quantitative estimate of amniotic fluid
amniocentesis
medical procedure used primarily in prenatal diagnoses of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections
Nonstress test
screening test used in pregnancy to assess fetal status by means of the fetal heart rate and its responsiveness
triple test
investigation performed during pregnancy in the 2nd trimester to check chromosomal abnormalities
fetal scalp blood testing
medical diagnostic method
Contraction stress test
medical test on pregnant women
cell-free fetal DNA test
analysis of cell-free fetal DNA, or DNA from fetal cells that are biopsied from a pregnant woman’s blood