A new blood test has potential to identify a hard-to-predict but sometimes deadly pregnancy complication weeks before it would normally be found, leading to early treatment and possibly prevention.

A new blood test could predict preeclampsia as early as the first trimester.

Blood test. This type of pregnancy test is done by your doctor. They’ll take a blood sample and send it off. A lab will check the levels of hCG in your blood. ...

Taking a pregnancy test too early can procure a false negative result. How do you know when it's time to take one? ... Getting a blood test done by a medical professional also may be helpful, ...

Preeclampsia is a condition that demands watchfulness and immediate medical care. For pregnant women, prenatal education ...

A blood test taken in the first trimester could identify women at risk of preeclampsia months before clinical signs emerge, ...

Research into pregnancy loss has tended to focus on one specific area – now, a new thread of study has been uncovered with ...

NIPT tests work by scouring the mother’s blood for DNA fragments and mapping them to their chromosome of origin. Around 10% ...