Diagnosis+and+testing

=﻿What testing is being done? = === To see if someone has Spina Bifida, any pregnant women can get blood tests between 15 to 20 weeks. This will be able to see if the baby will have Spina Bifida. Ultra sounds are another way to test whether your child might have it or not. The doctors screen for Spina Bifida. It bounces high frequent sound waves off the baby. Then they can look at the pictures. Another way to test whether a baby's going to get Spina Bifida is by amniocentesis. If a women has high levels of AFP but the ultra sound is normal, they are recommended to do amniocentesis. They remove a sample of amniotic fluid and then test it. If the symptoms are rare and cannot be detected it may be accedentally discovered by an X-Ray of some sort, and can also be detected through pre-natal screening. ===