2.4 Flashcards
Ante-natal screening is
Antenatal screening monitors health of mother and foetus and identifies risk of a disorder and may allow for a prenatal diagnosis to be given .
Types of antenatal screening
Ultra sound scanning
Blood/Urine tests
Types of ultra sound scanning
Dating scan
Anomaly scan
When are dating scans used and what are they for
8-14 weeks into pregnancy
Dates pregnancy and due date, used with blood and urine tests
When are anomaly scans used and what for
18-20 weeks into pregnancy
Checks for physical abnormalities
Explain blood and urine tests
There are some chemicals that can show up in a mothers blood and urine that may indicate a problem with pregnancy/foetus. These are marker chemicals.
What are marker chemicals
Chemicals that show up in mothers blood/urine indicating problem with foetus or pregnancy
What happens if marker chemical found in urine/blood
Diagnostic testing carried out
What is diagnostic testing used for
Diagnostic testing is used to check for genetic abnormalities such as Down’s syndrome and edwards syndrome.
Risk of diagnostic testing
Miscarriage
Types of diagnostic testing
Amniocentesis
CVS
Diagnostic testing criteria is
Marker chemicals and ultra sounding screening indicate problem
High risk individuals (over 35, obese)
Family history / parents carriers of genetic condition
Explain how amniocentesis carried out
Cells from foetus are collected from amniotic fluid
Cells grown in lab
Karyotype produced to look for chromosome structure mutations
Explain how CVS is carried out
Foetal cells are collected from placenta
Karyotype instantly done from large sample of cells
What is a Karyotype
A Karyotype is a picture of a cells chromosomes. It is possible to see chromosome abnormalities