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NT Screening: What is it? What does it mean if you're high risk?
By Laura Leavitt
Understanding "high-risk" is a good way to get the answers you need. Predicting Baby's Arrival: The Fetal Fibronectin Test
By Laura Leavitt
Fears of early labor can prompt this particular test. Cord Blood Preservation
By JustMommies staff
Why Preserve Cord Blood? Why do we buy life insurance? In order to guard against the consequences of unforeseen events. Preserving your baby's cord blood is better than a life insurance policy. It can potentially preserve the health of the ones you cherish the most. Cord Blood Banking is a lifetime gift
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Rh Negative Blood and Pregnancy
By Teresa Redmond
How Rh negative blood impacts your pregnancy and how to prevent incompatibilities. CVS: Chorionic Villi Sampling
By JustMommies staff
Chorionic Villi Sampling is a prenatal test where a small sample of fetal placenta (chorionic villi) is obtained to perform genetic testing. Chorionic Villi sampling is similar to an amniocentesis, but can be performed earlier in a pregnancy. CVS is usually performed between the 8th and 12th week. CVS:
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Alpha-Fetoprotein Test (or AFP Test)
By Laura Leavitt
This test can tell you valuable information in your pregnancy. Slow Rising hCG Levels
By Laura Leavitt
Your hormones may not follow the same trajectory as those of others. Nuchal Translucency Screening
By Laura Leavitt
This non-invasive procedure will give you more information. HCG Levels in Pregnancy
By JustMommies staff
What is hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)? Human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, is produced during pregnancy. It can be detected by a blood test around eight to eleven days past ovulation. HCG maintains the corpus luteum, which is responsible for progesterone production in early pregnancy. Progesterone Glucose Tolerance Test
By JustMommies staff
Around 24-28 weeks of pregnancy your doctor will likely want to screen you for gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes is distinguished from other types of diabetes because it occurs during pregnancy, it was not diagnosed 