Tag: foetus

Researchers have identified the cause behind the majority of all miscarriages

Researchers have assumed that chromosomal errors in the foetus are behind half of all early miscarriages. A new study finds such errors in the genes in two out of three miscarried foetuses.

The Norwegian Consumer Council warns that Norwegian DNA is being sent to China

An increasing number of pregnant Norwegian women take extended foetal diagnostic tests in Denmark. One of the tests is analysed in China, and DNA from both the mother and foetus may end up with the Chinese authorities.

Umbilical cord defect risks assessed

Researchers at Bergen’s Haukeland University Hospital have found factors that increase the risk of abnormal umbilical cord connections. These in turn increase the risk of birth defects or stillbirths.