Can I still have a baby if I have high-risk amniocentesis?

After amniocentesis, if a high-risk situation is found, you must be vigilant at this time. Of course, you need to analyze the specific situation specifically if the child is found to have Down syndrome. In this situation, you can no longer have children. After all, Down syndrome children are extremely harmful to both the family and the child. Of course, this kind of high-risk situation requires specific analysis and you must listen to the doctor's advice. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Are there risks with amniocentesis?

1. Does amniocentesis hurt?

Amniocentesis is generally not too painful, but it varies from person to person. Some expectant mothers are more sensitive to pain or are more nervous and may feel pain.

Amniocentesis does not require anesthesia because the pain of the injection of anesthetic may be more intense than the amniocentesis itself. Most expectant mothers will only feel slight pain when the needle is first inserted, similar to the pain of pricking a finger to draw blood, which is bearable. There is no need to worry about causing harm to the fetus. During this process, the doctor will carefully avoid the fetus under B-ultrasound monitoring.

Since no anesthesia is used, some expectant mothers may feel a tightness in the abdomen, or a tingling or pressure during amniocentesis. Some expectant mothers may not feel any discomfort. Whether or not you feel pain depends on your individual situation.

2. Risks of amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is performed under the guidance of B-ultrasound. The doctor will choose a location with abundant amniotic fluid and will not harm the fetus for the puncture, so it is generally very safe.

With the continuous improvement of science and technology and clinical technology, the safety factor of amniocentesis has been greatly improved. Take miscarriage, which is of greatest concern to expectant mothers, for example. Literature from the last century reported that the miscarriage rate was about 0.5% (1/200) [3]. In recent years, literature has reported that the miscarriage rate caused by it is only 1/1600. However, as an invasive examination, no one can guarantee that amniocentesis will not cause any impact on the fetus and the expectant mother. In addition, the main complications of amniocentesis include bleeding, infection, amniotic fluid leakage, respiratory distress, premature birth, fetal injury, miscarriage, etc.

Amniocentesis is a prenatal diagnostic method in which a very small amount of amniotic fluid is collected and analyzed after puncturing the amniotic cavity. It is usually used as an auxiliary examination for Down syndrome screening and the determination of certain genetic diseases. During the 17th to 21st week of pregnancy, the living cells in the amniotic fluid reach 30%. At this time, it is most suitable to use a puncture needle to pierce the abdominal wall of the expectant mother into the uterine cavity, aspirate about 20ml of amniotic fluid sample, and then obtain the chromosome karyotype through 7-14 days of amniotic fluid culture. After observation and analysis, whether the chromosomes will be deformed, the risk value of whether the fetus is a Down syndrome baby can be determined.