My triple test result has come back as 1 in 65 (compared to 1 in 170 for an average pregnant 38yo). DH is adamant that I should have an amnio, I'm not keen to have a needle stuck in my stomach and feel that 1 in 65 is pretty good odds. Whatever happened to just assuming that everything will be fine? Should I just do it because it'll reassure dh (and me, I guess)?
I hate the overmedicalisation of pregnancy (and the way people keep telling me how old I am) and I'm fascinated by the disparity between the information from our wonderful midwife and from the not very impressive registrar at the hospital, but I'll be sent to St Thomas's for the amnio, so I should see someone competent (and if all goes well I'm having a home birth)
But is all this necessary, or are they just doing it because they can?
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'Positive' triple test. Should I have an amnio?
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Dannie · 07/06/2003 17:43
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