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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.
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Predicting Baby's Arrival: The Fetal Fibronectin Test

By Laura Leavitt

Fears of early labor can prompt this particular test.
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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.
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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.
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Slow Rising hCG Levels

By Laura Leavitt

Your hormones may not follow the same trajectory as those of others.
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Nuchal Translucency Screening

By Laura Leavitt

This non-invasive procedure will give you more information.
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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
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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
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