Amniocentesis

Detection of foetal disorders:

• Transabdominal aspiration of fluid from the amniotic sac of foetus is called amnio centesis. It is a foetal sex determination and disorder test based on the chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the embryo.
• At the early stage of pregnancy, the location of foetus and placenta is determined by sonography.
• Unfortunately this useful technique is being misused to kill the normal female foetuses. It has been legally banned for the determination of sex to avoid female foeticide.
• In chorionic villi sampling (CVS) technique the physician inserts, a narrow flexible tube through the mother's vagina and cervix tube into uterus and withdraws a small amount of foetal tissue from placenta.
• One of the widely used non-invasive technique to determine foetal condition is ultrasound imaging.
• Foetoscopy is a technique in which a thief tube containing a viewing scope is inserted into uterus, giving the physician a direct view of fetus.