Maternal serum screening, or multiple marker screens (MMS) - These tests - AFP, triple screen, ...
Maternal Serum Screening
alpha-fetoprotein- this blood test measures the levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a protein released by the fetal liver and found in the mother's blood. AFP is sometimes called MSAFP (maternal serum AFP).
Maternal serum screening indicating an increased risk for neural tube defects, Down syndrome, or trisomy 18
Abnormal prenatal diagnostic test results or abnormal prenatal ultrasound examination
Maternal health factors such as: ...
Triple Test or Maternal Serum Screening
This test, done by analysing the blood sample taken from a pregnant woman, measures levels of alpha-fetaprotein, (hcg) and unconjugated estriol (a type of estrogen produced by the placenta.
Should I have the maternal serum screening test (triple or quad screen)?
Men, nonpregnant women, and children ...
Anxiety levels in women undergoing prenatal maternal serum screening for Down syndrome: the effect of a fast reporting system by mobile phone short-message service.
Prenat Diagn, 28(5): 417-21. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
If an increased risk of a chromosome problem is identified on a screening test, such as maternal serum screening (for more information have a look at the topic 'Screening tests for Down syndrome') ...
You can have genetic testing such as a maternal serum screening (a blood test done between 15 and 20 weeks) along with a detailed ultrasound at 18 weeks looking for "soft signs" of Down syndrome.
It is advised by the doctors that you get an appointment for a screening called the “maternal serum screening', which provides you the information regarding the growth of the baby, and if any possible birth defects.
They aren't as good at detecting babies with Down syndrome as first trimester tests. Maternal serum screening for trisomy 21 in the second trimester shows lower detection rates than the combined test in the first trimester.
is generally offered to women between the 15th and 20th weeks of pregnancy who are at increased risk for chromosome abnormalities, such as women who are over age 35 years of age at delivery, or those who have had an abnormal maternal serum screening ...
 See also: Pregnancy, Maternal Serum, Ultrasound, Down syndrome, Amnio
  
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