the glossary of terms - Through the Unexpected

The news of a congenital anomaly can come with a plethora of new health information, terms, tests and specialties to understand.

We are developing a glossary of all things prenatal diagnosis. This glossary will grow over time.

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The glossary of all things prenatal diagnosis

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There are currently 2 words in this directory beginning with the letter F.

fetal MRI

Medical imaging of an unborn baby. For a fetal MRI a pregnant person will lay down, flat and still within an MRI machine which uses a strong magnet to create images.

fetus

An unborn baby that is over 8 gestational weeks of age.