During our 16 week check up, I had blood drawn to check for birth defects in the baby. I got the results today and we are NEGATIVE! yay!!! :)
Even if this test does come back positive, it doesn't definitely mean your baby has birth defects, they would just send you to a specialist to do a sonogram and check for abnormalities.
The main one this test checks for is down syndrome (trisomy 21) in which the baby has an extra chromosome.
They not only look at your blood work results, but also look at your medical history. This information is used to interpret the test results and includes any history of diabetes, your race, age, weight, and the number of weeks you have been pregnant.
Ross said he wasn't worried, but of course I was. :-) So, I'm relieved to make it past this and ready for my next hurdle which is the 20 week marker. The technician that did our sonogram said that if you make it to 20 weeks, you are good to go in your pregnancy! :-)
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