how can you know nothing is really wrong with you baby before it is born?

Question

how acurate is that test they do at 16 weeks?

Answer 1

Nothing is definate except an amniocentisis. The "triple test" has a high test failure rate, which means it can be very inaccurate.

Answer 2

Mainly u get to know thro an ultrasound.doctors will tell u how well the baby is developing by seeing the ultrasound report.If u r above 35 then gentic defects tests are done to make sure of any genetic problem.Otherwise doctors do the blood test to check for antibodies for toxoplasmosis or rubella.So that they know u r vaccinated against these problems.All the tests are accurate but problems can come up in any time of pregnancy.Once your baby movements start then u have to count them if movements are less then there can be some problem.But generally the baby movements are more clear towards end of 2nd trimester especially if its your first baby.

Answer 3

Honey, nothing in life is certain. But if it's that major your ob gyn should be able to spot it with the ultrasounds. Now there are tests that they can run but usuall only done if you're too young or in your 40's having a baby because if you are too young or old chances are your baby can have more complications and retardation. Some of them are a chorionic (don't know if i spelled it right) villi sampling, amniocentesis ( they draw a sampling from the fetus through your stomach, and yes i heard it's painful), and fetal blood test. Also if you're high risk they might do it in some cases like that. But just be careful of what you eat don't smoke or drink, stay active and you and the baby should be fine. don't worry, it's normal to feel like that. I was scared my whole pregnancy but she's a-ok.

Answer 4

Nothing is certain, but the tests are over 90% accurate. And they are mostly false positives that are the inaccurate. If you did get a positive during that test (which is now called a Quad Marker) they will do more tests which are more accurate and then tell you for sure. The tests they do after the Quad Marker has more risks of something going wrong and are more taxing on mommy and baby. Chances are you and baby are fine! Talk to your doctor about the statistics of the clinic and his/her experiences with troubled babies and the pregnancies etcetc. I did with my doc and it really put me at ease. My daughter is one now and perfectly healthy! Good Luck!

Answer 5

the tests are fairly accurate about 98% i think. I am at 17 weeks now and i chose not to have the tests.
Let me ask you a question in my answer...
if there was something wrong with the baby (down syndrome, spina bifida, etc) what would you do? Give it back, abort it?
The reason i chose not to is that i want to have a happy pregnancy.
If you are the prego one i hope the tests accurately tell you that your baby is perfect and good luck!

Answer 6

You can't ever know until the baby is born and even later when the baby starts doing things. There are no tests or doctors that can guarantee everything will be perfect with your baby.

Answer 7

you can't possibly know for sure.

The doctors do perform some test that may tell you if something is wrong. Also, some things are picked up on the ultrasound.

Just pray that everything turns out fine & even if something is "wrong" pray that you & the baby will cope w/ it:)

Answer 8

Unfortunately you don't really know. Although ultrasounds and tests like the one your talking about are accurate, anything can happen. I don't mean to scare you, but unless you have some genetic diseases or problems then you shouldn't be worried!

Answer 9

I guess you never really know until it is born, you just have to trust your doctors. I know the first I did when my son was born was count his fingers & toes.

Answer 10

I know what you mean... you have 9 months of worry before they are born, then forever after...