Pregnancy

The Woman During Pregnancy: Possible Problems and Complications

Prenatal Tests
Medical care and supervision are important for all pregnant women. Throughout the pregnancy, various routine examinations and so-called prenatal tests (lat. tests “before birth”) will be performed. Depending on the individual case, some of these may have to be more specific and extensive.
Generally speaking, 96% of all babies are born healthy in every way, and of the remaining 4% about half show only some minor variation, such as an extra toe, for example. This poses no real problem for their lives as children and adults. However, if there is a suspicion during pregnancy that the developing baby may have serious health problems, some specific screening procedures may be in order. Among these are chorionic villus sampling (CVS), ultrasound scans (fetal sonography), and amniocentesis.