It could be you. Antenatal screening ... just another lottery?

Article Abstract:

A woman whose first child has Down's Syndrome talks about the antenatal screening tests she received and whether they are helpful in identifying Downs' babies. She questions not only the limitations and accuracy of the tests, such as the AFP test, amniocentesis and the triple test, but also the anxieties and personal conflicts they can cause. She thinks women need to be better informed about the tests and the conditions they are used to detect. A table of the age-related risks of Downs' Syndrome is given, plus the weeks at which different screening procedures can take place.

Diagnosis, Down syndrome, Prenatal diagnosis

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A randomized controlled trial of a new fetal acoustic stimulation test for fetal well-being

Article Abstract:

A test of fetal reaction to sound may prove to be a useful and inexpensive screening test of fetal well-being. Researchers randomly assigned pregnant women seen in labor and delivery at 31 weeks gestation or more to a sound stimulation test or a mock test in which the noisemaker was placed against the woman's belly but not sounded. A nonstress test followed. Eighty percent of the sound-test fetuses made a positive response versus 20% of those having the mock test. All but 2% of fetuses that reacted to the sound test also had a positive nonstress test.

Fetal monitoring, Sound pressure

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