Your Guide to Prenatal Testing

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Your pregnancy journey starts with a positive pregnancy test. That is the first of many tests offered throughout your prenatal care. Some tests diagnose conditions you may have during pregnancy, and others look for genetic abnormalities in your baby. Results from some tests may even impact your birth. Tests are valuable tools but can also create anxiety and stress during pregnancy. This episode is a guide to your prenatal testing options with tips to understand and navigate tests for you and your baby during pregnancy.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:07.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.0	Your pregnancy journey kind of starts with a test, right, when you get a positive pregnancy
0:19.6	test.
0:20.8	That is the first of many tests that you will be offered or taking throughout your prenatal care.
0:26.0	There are tests that diagnose conditions that you could have during pregnancy.
0:30.0	There's tests that look for genetic abnormalities in your baby.
0:35.0	Results from some tests can even have a big impact on your birth.
0:39.0	And tests are valuable tools, but they can also create stress and anxiety during your
0:44.8	pregnancy. So in this episode I want this to be a guide to your prenatal testing
0:49.9	options to give you a better understanding of what these tests are and how to navigate
0:55.2	them for you and your baby during pregnancy.
0:58.6	You can find the full article in all of the resources that accompany this episode at pregnancy podcast.com
1:06.4	slash prenatal testing. Right now you can try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days.
1:15.0	Plus when you sign up you're going to get a free copy of the Your Birth Plan book
1:19.5	and access to the private podcast feed with over 200 episodes with evidence-based
1:26.2	information that's exclusively available to premium members. All of the
1:30.9	premium content including the back catalog and current episodes, are ad free.
1:37.0	Join pregnancy podcast premium, get instant access to a digital copy of the Your Birth Plan book that walks you step by step on how to create
1:46.6	your birth plan with sample plans and even a template you can download and customize.
1:52.1	Try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days. Check out
1:57.0	the over 200 episodes exclusively available on premium and get a copy of the Your Birth Plan book at pregnancy podcast.com
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