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Finding out if you are pregnant is exciting and somewhat scary.  You have the symptoms, but you want to be sure the testing is accurate.  After getting a positive test, the fun begins.  Part of a healthy pregnancy is making sure the baby is healthy too.      There are many ways the baby's well-being can be tested during pregnancy.  Some are very simple procedures while others are complicated and require expert training of the physician.  Some are invasive (go inside the pregnant uterus) and others are not.  Choose the test you want to know more about. Be sure to check at the bottom of each papge for additional resources that may help.

SIGNS and SYMPTOMS OF PREGNANCY HOME PREGNANCY TESTS LABORATORY PREGNANCY TESTS

What is each Test and how is it done?

ALPHA FETO-PROTEIN AMNIOCENTESIS BETA-STREP TESTING BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (CVS) FETAL (Baby's) HEARTBEAT NON-STRESS TEST (NST) RH BLOOD TESTING SONOGRAMS (ULTRA-SOUND) CONTRACTION STRESS TEST CORD BLOOD SAMPLING (PUBS)

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