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Address this question: Should antepartal testing be used for reason other than the assessment of fetal health and well-being (e.g., select the “perfect child” on the basis of characteristics, gender, and absence of genetic health problems of any kind)? Support your answers in an APA formatted summary!

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Antepartum testing : antepartum testung start at 24 weeks and usually begins at 34 weeks of gestation depending upon mother physical status .

There so many electro monitoring testing are involved in this

Ex : NST ,C S T ,ultrasonography , amnioscentesis ,cordoscentesis and other bio physio logical profile

• It is used to know the mother is having any chronic illness
• It is used to done to know about the gestational diabetes mellitus , GBP .other conditions which have effect on growth and development of foetus .
• It is used to done for whether the mother is able to beardown the contractions or not ( during labour ) .
• It is used to know whether mother is having abnormality during her past pregnancies such as birth defects
• It is done in mother is having less fundal height than gestational age .
• To rule out Rh incompatability ,and any auto immune diseases such as SLE .
• To rule out placental abnormalities ,polyhydromnios ,oligo hydromnias .
• To rule out the mother physical health status.
• To rule out anaemia in pregnancy , other diseases such as HIV ,Hbs Ag and other VDRL diseases .