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More Great Links:

Pregnancy Complications

• BabyZone.com: Pre-eclampsia
• BabyZone.com: Hypertension
• American Diabetes Association: Gestational Diabetes
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
• Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
• Molar Pregnancy
• Human Chromosomal Abnormalities - excellent tutorial on this subject

Pregnancy Tests

• ParentsPlace.com: How do pregnancy tests work?
• FertilityPlus: Home Pregnancy Test - hCG Levels & FAQ
• ePregnancy.com: Spotlight on Pregnancy Tests

Prenatal Tests

• March of Dimes: Maternal Blood Screening
• OnHealth: A User's Guide to Prenatal Tests
• Pregnancy and Fetal Testing
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Clinical Laboratory Testing in Pregnancy and Neonates - online teaching module with these software requirements
• Prenatal Testing
• Prenatal Screening for Birth Defects/Ultrasound
• The DNA Files: Prenatal Genetic Testing
• NTD Laboratories, Inc. - information on various prenatal screening tests
• The National Human Genome Research Institute: Promoting Safe and Effective Genetic Testing in the United States - Final Report of the Task Force on Genetic Testing
• Ultrasound of Fetal Wellbeing
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring FAQ
• The Stress of a Non-Stress Test

Amniocentesis

• ePregnancy.com Prenatal Testing: Amniocentesis
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center: Amniocentesis
• March of Dimes: Amniocentesis
• HealthGate.com: Ultrasound Amniocentesis

Chorionic Villus Sampling

• ePregnancy.com Prenatal Testing: Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center: Chorionic Villus Sampling
• March of Dimes: Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Chorionic Villus Sampling
• US CDC: Chorionic Villus Sampling and Amniocentesis: Recommendations for Prenatal Counseling

Genetic Counseling

• The American Medical Women's Association Women's Complete Healthbook Chapter 14: Genetic Counseling
• dnaMD.com: Genetic Counseling

Biology: Fetal Development, Genetics

• The Visible Embryo
• The Biology Project: Karyotyping Activity
• Genetics Science Learning Center: What can our chromosomes tell us?
• Human Karyotypes for Teaching: (45, X, Monosomy X)
• Am-I-Pregnant.com: Week by Week Guide to Development

• Babies Online