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Maternal Serum Screening Tests in Pregnancy

01 In Brief

Two types of maternal screening tests are currently available to women who wish to undergo screening in pregnancy:

Combined first trimester screening - a blood test at ten weeks and an ultrasound at 12 weeks;

Second trimester screening - a blood test between 14-20 weeks.

02 What Others Say

  • Centre for Genetics Education, NSW Health,

Prenatal Testing Overview

Prenatal Testing 1st and 2nd Trimester Screening

  • Victorian Clinical Genetics Service has an excellent collection of brochures about maternal serum screening in pregnancy.

Maternal serum screening 

03 I Want To Know More

  • The Decsion Aid is a 30-page document written for the consumer which contains all you need to know about prenatal testing. It is produced by a preeminent team of Australian health professionals, with expertise in prenatal testing, from backgrounds in genetic counselling, obstetrics, midwifery, psychology, general practice, epidemiology and education.

Your choice : screening and diagnostic test in pregnancy

The information published here has been reviewed by Flourish Paediatrics and represents the available published literature at the time of review.
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Last updated: 29/06/2011 by Dr Elizabeth Hallam/Claire Galea*