Blood test for pregnant women can predict Premature birth.
Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth Date: June 7, 2018 Source: Stanford Medicine Summary: A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The technique can also be used to estimate a fetus's gestational age -- or the mother's due date -- as reliably as and less expensively than ultrasound. Share: FULL STORY Pregnant woman and doctor. (stock image) Credit: © dgmphoto / Fotolia A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth. The technique can also be used to estimate a fetus's gestational age -- or the mother's due date -- as reliably as and less expensively than ultrasound. Developed by a team of scientists led by researchers at Stanford University, the tests could help reduce problems related to premature birth, which affects 15 million i...