Maternal Blood Screening Tests during Pregnancy.(Women's Health Advisor 2004.1)

What are maternal blood screening tests? Maternal blood screening tests are a way to check the risk of birth defects before a baby is born. The tests measure the levels of 3 or 4 substances in a sample of the mother's blood during pregnancy. Common names for these tests are serum screening tests, triple screen, and quad screen.

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