Blood test can determine baby's sex early in pregnancy
Good news for parents who can't wait to find out the sex of their baby. There is now a blood tests that can be done in early pregnancy which appears to be very accurate. Of course, there are critics who think that some couples may terminate pregnancies if they had there hearts set on a boy or a girl.For more on pregnancy over 40 and prevening miscarriage and other complications, visit: getpregnantover40.com
However, the test may eliminate the need for other more invasive screening procedures:
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Most importantly, it appears to be 100 percent accurate, say Dutch researchers whose findings were reported in Monday’s edition of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The Dutch study took place over the course of five years, from 2003 to 2009 and included 201 expectant mothers referred by geneticists or gynecologists in the Netherlands. Of 201 women tested, the researchers were able to issue a conclusion 189 times. They were correct every time.
The technique is less a breakthrough than a continuation of successful research and trials that have brought such non-invasive fetal testing to the brink of wide commercialization, said Dr. Diana Bianchi, the Natalie V. Zucker professor of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University. Bianchi is not affiliated with the Dutch study.
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