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Women's Health

Screening and Diagnostic Exams

Both campuses of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offer the following prenatal screening and diagnostic exams:

• Ultrasound, which is used to diagnose fetal anomalies and monitor fetal development.
• Fetal echocardiography, which is often used to diagnose fetal heart problems.
• Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling to check for Down syndrome and other genetic disorders.
• Cordocentesis (percutaneous umbilical artery sampling, PUBS) to analyze umbilical cord blood for genetic abnormalities or to transfuse an anemic fetus.
• Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor certain fetal anomalies, such as brain malformations and neck masses.