Sentences with phrase «specific prenatal testing»

Your second prenatal appointment is usually done about a month after your first appointment unless you're having problems or are requesting specific prenatal testing that is best performed in a specific time range.

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During her maternity, with each trimester there is significant fetal development and at specific points during the pregnancy weeks, prenatal testing by ultrasound is done to determine the health of the fetus.

This policy statement from the AAP advocates a public health response to the opioid epidemic and substance use during pregnancy, and recommends: a focus on preventing unintended pregnancies and improving access to contraception; universal screening for alcohol and other drug use in women of childbearing age; knowledge and informed consent of maternal drug testing and reporting practices; improved access to prenatal care, including opioid replacement therapy; gender - specific substance use treatment programs; and improved funding for social services and child welfare systems.

Longitudinal studies are needed to test the specific mechanisms that may explain these associations, such as prenatal health behaviours (smoking, alcohol, drug use, poor weight gain), constricted uterine placental blood flow, fetal neurobehavioural profile (e.g., heart rate), and obstetrical outcomes (e.g., low birth weight).