amnios

So that means that at 35 is when you should start doing amnios?

Pregnant at 66 and putting choice in context - Feministing 2009

But I wonder when they decided that the risks were equal at that point, because I've read that amnios now are way safer than they used to be.

Pregnant at 66 and putting choice in context - Feministing 2009

As a result, pro-life groups get a law passed prohibiting post-viability amnios even where necessary to determine a fetal deformity, with the only exception being where an amnio is necessary for the health of the mother.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Refusal to Consent to Caesarean Section as Neglect of the Child? 2009

Apparently, the stats were influenced in the past by the fact that women of the age to request amnios were already slightly more like to miscarry.

No Matter What | Her Bad Mother 2007

I was offered an amnio for my first pregnancy and I looked at my male, Catholic OB-GYN and told him I think it's a search-and-destroy mission because of the 1% of amnios that end in a termination.

If you are truly opposed to abortion, why would you have amniocentesis -- as Sarah Palin did -- knowing that it might kill the unborn child? Ann Althouse 2008

Apparently, the stats were influenced in the past by the fact that women of the age to request amnios were already slightly more like to miscarry.

No Matter What 2007

I also had two friends, both in their 20's who had positive blood tests for high risks and they both did amnios and both had beautiful, healthy babies.

No Matter What 2007

Now, the big question is, when they get the cells from amnios, are they as useful as the ones that they get when they destroy embryos?

CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2007 2007

"However, I do believe that amnios are much safer than the one-in-200 risk that we have given patients."

Health: Is Amnio Right For You? 2007

I also know moms who've lost babies following amnios, so my personal advice would be to not have it.

No Matter What 2007