Diagnosis and Testing
Allen County Hospital uses advanced testing to precisely indicate any issues or problems. These tests could include:
Prenatal screenings for the mother
- Blood pressure
- Blood tests for type and Rh factor
- Microbiological examinations for infections
- Psychological Aspects of Screening
- Urine tests
Prenatal screenings for the baby
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villi Screening (CVS)
- Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (MSAFP)
- Non-stress Test (NST)/Biophysical Profile (BPP)
- Nucha Translucency (NT)
- Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling
- Ultrasound
Ultrasound screenings are used to detect
- Number of babies
- Age of the baby
- Size and rate of growth
- Heart rate, breathing, position and movement
- Location of the placenta
- Amount of amniotic fluid present
- Certain types of birth defects (heart, head, chest, spine, limbs)
- Blood flow
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Causes of bleeding or pain
