Amniocentesis can help check if a baby has caught certain infections in the womb, especially cytomegalovirus (CMV) and toxoplasmosis, which can sometimes affect the baby’s brain, eyes, hearing, or overall development.​ How common? CMV is one of the most common infections in pregnancy; about 1% of pregnant women experience a first-time CMV infection, and a proportion of these infections are passed to the baby.​ Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy is less common, with new infection in a

What Is Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. While it often causes no symptoms or...

If a woman is infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV) for the first time from about two months before pregnancy up to the first three months...

The FTS must be performed between 11+ weeks to 13 weeks 6 days gestation, best around 12 weeks. This is performed via: 1. History 2....