Prenatal Diagnosis Center
More than 10,000 women turn to Cedars-Sinai each year for their maternity care. As a leader in the field of obstetrical care, research and education, Cedars-Sinai offers state of the art medical care to women for both routine and high-risk pregnancies. The Prenatal Diagnostic Center at Cedars-Sinai provides the latest in the medical capabilities to its patients and their families, in a warm and compassionate environment.
The Center offers the latest in prenatal testing, genetic counseling and high-risk pregnancy consultation and management. These highly specialized services include:
- Prenatal ultrasound (first, second and third trimester)
- Comprehensive counseling and interdisciplinary coordination of care for congenital abnormalities (e.g. heart disease, skeletal dysplasias, kidney disease, bowel disorders)
- Noninvasive prenatal screening for Down syndrome and other common genetic conditions
- Nuchal translucency
- First trimester screening
- California State Triple Screen evaluation
- Invasive prenatal Screening
- Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
- Placental biopsy
- Amniocentesis
- Genetic counseling for common and rare genetic conditions
- Fetal echocardiography (detailed ultrasound evaluation of fetal heart)
- Preconception counseling and consultation
- Consultation and/or management of maternal medical conditions (e.g. autoimmune disorders, hypertension, diabetes, infection)
- Consultation and/or management of high risk obstetrical conditions (e.g. multiple gestation, placenta previa)
- Antepartum testing (nonstress test (NST), biophysical profile (BPP), amniotic fluid evaluation (AFI), Doppler assessment of fetal blood flow)
- Complete laboratory services
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The Prenatal Diagnosis Center provides two basic types of services. Screening and/or testing for specific genetic, medical or obstetrical conditions, and consultation and management of genetic, medical, or obstetrical disorders that are identified. Prenatal diagnostic and screening testing are often recommended for those patients with the following risk factors:
- Pregnant women who will be 35 years of age or older on their due date
- Families with a history of genetic disorders or who have a child or close relative with a chromosomal abnormality, such as Down syndrome. This includes families with a history of open neural tube defects of the spine (e.g. spina bifida) or other birth defects
- Patients with a history of two or more miscarriages or with a history of infertility
- Multi-fetal pregnancies (twins, triplets, etc.)
