Can a fetus be tested for paternity during pregnancy? How to do it?

Patient's question:

Can a fetus undergo paternity testing during pregnancy? How is it done? The child in this situation has been around for a while, and as parents, we are very concerned. We hope the doctor can give us some advice.

Doctor's answer:

With the advancement of technology, the samples for testing have expanded from purely blood in the past to include hair, saliva, bones, body fluids, and more, all of which can be used for identification. Even unborn fetuses can be identified using amniotic fluid from pregnant women. Today's scientific and technological advancements have greatly improved the accuracy of paternity testing. After adopting DNA gene identification technology, the accuracy rate for confirming biological fatherhood is over 99.99%, while the accuracy rate for denying biological fatherhood is even higher, approaching 100%.

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