Prenatal Diagnosis & Treatment in Kolkata

Every year, there are thousands of children who are born with birth defects. Therefore, it becomes necessary to detect birth defects through the latest technological advances. Prenatal diagnosis employs a variety of techniques through state-of-the-art diagnostic testing to determine the health and condition of an unborn fetus. When a would-be mother with high-risk pregnancy neglects the prenatal diagnosis, there could be an untoward outcome for the fetus or the mother, or both. Congenital anomalies account for 20 to 25% of perinatal deaths. If detected earlier, a gynecologist specialist in Kolkata would do delivery planning and offer postnatal treatment for your child.

 
Why do you need a prenatal diagnosis & treatment?

A prenatal diagnosis & treatment in Kolkata would be helpful in the following cases:

●    You can plan about the possible complications with the birth process ahead of time
●    If you want to manage the remaining weeks of the pregnancy
●    Ascertaining if there might be the development of a condition that can affect future pregnancies
●    To decide if you want to continue with the pregnancy
●    Determining the outcome of the pregnancy
●    Planning for problems that may occur in the newborn infant

Diagnosis for prenatal in Kolkata

Women who want to get a prenatal diagnosis should visit an infertility clinic in Kolkata. There are a multitude of non-invasive and invasive techniques available for prenatal diagnosis & treatment in Kolkata. Each of these techniques can be applied for the greatest utility only during specific time periods of the pregnancy. The techniques employed for prenatal diagnosis include:

●    Amniocentesis
●    Chorionic villus sampling
●    Fetal blood cells in maternal blood
●    Ultrasonography
●    Inhibin A
●    Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
●    Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
●    Maternal serum beta-HCG
●    Maternal serum unconjugated estriol

Dr. Amitoj Athwal is one of the best Obstetrician Gynecologists in Kolkata who would provide you would assist you in detecting any problem that might occur in the process and childbirth or within the fetus and make you aware of it beforehand. She is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at MAGS medical and research center and is also associated with Morpheus Kolkata International IVF center as a core fertility specialist.