maternal blood test during pregnancy

In these tests, a sample of the maternal blood is taken during pregnancy to quantify a series of substances segregated by the foetus or placenta.

This assessment allows us to identify pregnant women who are at risk of having a baby affected with some type of chromosomal condition (trisomy 13, 18, 21 (this latter one is also known as Down´s syndrome or mongolism), Turner's syndrome (45, X), triploidy, etc. Or certain malformations, among these defects of the neural tube such as spina bifida (also known as open dorsal spine) and anencephaly.

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