Which Tests for My Unborn Baby: Ultrasound and Other Prenatal Tests

by Rhonda Dredge and Lachlan De Crespigny

Recent advances in medical technology have made it possible to test babies before birth to detect abnormalities or complications. While providing parents with a new set of options, prenatal diagnosis... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195539540
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 0.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

a detailed overview of prenatal tests and their implication

When I bought this book, I had received a ++ screening test for chromosomal abnormality through an early ultrasound. I looked in ALL of the standard pregnancy books fora mention of this protocol ~ none did. It is a new protocol, and somewhat rare, but that makes it all the more frightening. This book helped me to familiariaze myself with the tests and their implications. I suppose nobody "wants" tohave to buy a book like this, but at a scary, confusing time, it was extremely helpful