How long after pregnancy can a checkup determine if the baby has any abnormalities?

Patient's question:

My family wants me to do a prenatal check-up to see if the baby has any abnormalities. They feel it's necessary, but I can't stay longer. I'll ask later how long it usually takes for the prenatal check-up results to come back.

Doctor's answer:

Routine tests in prenatal screening, such as the triple screen, are primarily used to detect Down syndrome (also known as Down's children). However, the false-positive rate and missed diagnosis in triple screen testing are also present and severe. Triple screen implementation involves amniocentesis. Due to the stigma surrounding abortion, many pregnant women are unwilling to learn about this method. In addition to many traditional items, such as 4D ultrasound, they are often affected by technical interference and have already missed the opportunity for confirmation. However, the methods mentioned above are more traditional. The current safe and accurate non-invasive method for detecting fetal abnormalities is non-invasive DNA testing, which can detect abnormalities caused by fetal chromosomal abnormalities in early pregnancy.

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