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Give Some Reason For Nuchal Around Stomach
Hi my name is Kate im 22, i have been told at my 12 week scan that my baby looks normal but they are worried as he/she has a nuchal measurement of 6.8mm and also there is a little nuchal around the babys stomach. Please could you tell me what is wrong as they have ruled out down syndrome. Could it be turners syndrome or is there any hope it could be a healthy baby? thanks
Thu, 31 Aug 2017
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Increased nuchal thickening is sign of some risk of syndromes . There are other parameters to measure to support the diagnosis like absence of nasal bones and others. Get an anomaly scan done at around 20 weeks .
Amniocentesis is an invasive test to do chromosome analysis of fetus.
There are non invasive test done on maternal blood sample to know Chromosomal defect of baby .
You can go for any of above tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Best wishes
Increased nuchal thickening is sign of some risk of syndromes . There are other parameters to measure to support the diagnosis like absence of nasal bones and others. Get an anomaly scan done at around 20 weeks .
Amniocentesis is an invasive test to do chromosome analysis of fetus.
There are non invasive test done on maternal blood sample to know Chromosomal defect of baby .
You can go for any of above tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Best wishes
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