Prenatal Testing

Please feel free to browse among the various links for information about women's pregnancy health care issues. Blood tests are performed in each trimester. California has mandated that all pregnant women be given the option to have prenatal screening for some genetic conditions. Please read the California Screening Program brochure. More information will be provided at your first Obstetric (OB) visit. A Glossary of Pregnancy Terms is available.

• Prenatal testing
  • Routine Blood Tests
  • Ultrasounds
  • Individual Genetic Disease tests (PDF)
    • Ashkenazi Jewish Panel and Brochure (PDF)
    • Cystic Fibrosis (PDF)
    • Sickle Cell Disease (PDF)
    • Fragile X syndrome (PDF)
    • SMA (PDF)
    • Thalassemia (PDF)
    • Counsyl Genetic Panel Information (PDF)
    • Counsyl Patient Registration
  
  
• Screening and Diagnostic Chromosomal Testing
  • California Prenatal Screening Information Website
  • California Prenatal Screening Program Booklet
  • Amniocentesis and CVS (PDF)
  • MaterniT21 testing (PDF)
    
  
  
• Third trimester tests
  • Gestational Diabetes (PDF)
    
  • Fetal fibronectin (PDF)
  • Non-stress testing (PDF)
  • Biophysical Profile (PDF)
  • Group B Streptococcus Screening (PDF)
  • Fetal Kick Counts (PDF)
    

• Pregnancy Websites
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • OTIS: Teratogen (Birth defects) Information
  • March of Dimes
  • Mother Risk
  • Mayo Clinic