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Labcorp Introduces First Trimester Screening Test to Assess Preeclampsia Risk during Pregnancy

Labcorp (LH) is now the only lab that can detect preeclampsia risk across all pregnancy trimesters With this test launch, Labcorp is now the only laboratory to offer tests that screen for preeclampsia ...
Medscape

Precarious Ground? First-Trimester Heart-Ultrasound Screenings

BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC — New research provides more granular data on the types of cardiac abnormalities identified on first-trimester ultrasound screening and the impact these screenings can have on ...
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Simple blood test detects preeclampsia risk months before symptoms appear, new study shows

(Paris, France, Monday, 30 June 2025) A simple blood test taken in the first trimester of pregnancy could accurately identify women at risk of developing preeclampsia five months before clinical ...
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Early first trimester scans improve detection of major fetal anomalies

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...
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Routine first trimester ultrasounds lead to earlier detection of fetal anomalies

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...

What to actually expect when you’re expecting — from the ‘honeymoon period’ to the fourth trimester

Red, white and due? Summer is the most popular time to give birth in the US, with July and August consistently ranking as the ...
Nature

Maternal first trimester SIMPLE nutritional score, early markers of placental function and pregnancy outcome: a prospective multicenter Italian study (SIMPLE study)

This is a longitudinal prospective multicenter observational cohort study recruiting healthy women with no comorbidities and singleton viable pregnancies undergoing first trimester prenatal screening.
Medical Xpress

First-trimester blood test significantly improves prediction of gestational diabetes, study finds

Researchers from the Global Center for Asian Women's Health (GloW) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS ...

Health experts push for antenatal screening to curb Sickle Cell anaemia in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Health experts on the eve of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on Thursday have stressed the need for universal ...
Medscape

1 in 5 Pregnancies Not Screened for Syphilis on Time

In Ontario, 1 in 5 pregnancies do not receive timely first-trimester screening for syphilis, according to new research. In a population-based retrospective cohort study of more than 550,000 ...
Medical Xpress

Routine first trimester ultrasounds lead to earlier detection of fetal anomalies, finds study

Scanning for serious structural issues in fetuses during the first trimester can result in earlier detection of these issues, reports a new study led by Aris Papageorghiou at the University of Oxford, ...