2010 Group Project 3

Amniocentesis

Brief Introduction

Amniocentesis is the process by which a thin needle is inserted through a womens abdomen into her womb, a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding her growing fetus is taken out and analysed to acquire information about the baby's health.

This procedure is an important development in the technologies of prenatal diagnostic techniques as it allows parents an insight into possible diseases and complications that their baby might develop before birth at an early stage of its development.

Although it is a very useful technique in diagnosing up to several hundred fetal complications there are also many risks associated with this invasive method of extraction of fetal cells as well as ethical issues which will also be explored. A brief history of the development of amniocentesis will be explained, as well as the key disorders which may be detected using it. Lastly we will explore the accuracy of this test against other prenatal diagnostic techniques and highlight current research being conducted.

2010 ANAT2341 Group Projects

Project 1 - Ultrasound | Project 2 - Chorionic villus sampling | Project 3 - Amniocentesis | Group Project 4 - Percutaneous Umbilical Cord Blood Sampling | Project 5 - Fetal Fibronectin | Project 6 - Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein | Group Assessment Criteria

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 26) Embryology 2010 Group Project 3. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/2010_Group_Project_3

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