New Down Syndrome test less invasive for pregnant women

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

A new, simple blood test to predict Down Syndrome could help reduce the number of women undergoing amniocentesis. While it is less invasive, with a near perfect accurancy rate, it is also very expensive and isn't accesible to all pregnant women.

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