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t's Your Choice
Harms and Benefits
Making the Best Decision
Deciding With a Partner
Knowing Enough to Choose
Uncertainty and Anxiety
W
hy Amniocentesis?
Screening Test
The Screening Pathway
Screening for Down's Syndrome
Your Screening Result
Understanding Your Result
Mid-pregnancy Ultrasound
The Screening Pathway
The Mid-Pregnancy Ultrasound Scan
A
bout Amniocentesis
The Procedure
Risk of Miscarriage
Chromosome Tests
If a Problem is Found
R
esults
Waiting for the Results
Getting the Results
Down's Syndrome
Other Conditions
M
essage Board
C
ontacts
About Amniocentesis
The Procedure
What is it ?
How is the Test Done?
After the Procedure
What you Should Look out for
Frequently Asked Questions?
Risk of Miscarriage
Miscarriage After Amniocentesis
Chromosome Tests
PCR Test
Karyotype Test
If a Problem is Found
Your Choices
Being Supported
Continuing a Pregnancy
Ending a Pregnancy
What Happens After the Procedure?
You may be asked to rest in the clinic for about half an hour.
Some women have mild cramps similar to period pains afterwards.
You are normally advised to take things easy for one or two days.