Written By Britany Robinson, December 2021
An amniocentesis is a procedure that uses a very thin needle to sample and test the amniotic fluid. ‘”There are risks,'” warned Kecia Gaither, M.D., OB-GYN, director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. These include ‘”bleeding, infection [and] possible pregnancy loss.'” ‘”But the risks are minuscule—less than one percent, generally,'” Gaither continued. ‘”The amniotic fluid that is removed is made up when the fetus urinates again.'”
Click HERE for the full article.
