Chorionic villus sampling is a prenatal diagnostic test performed for prenatal genetic testing involving a biopsy of placental tissue between 10 to 13 weeks gestation. The tissue harvested is the ...

I didn't think much about placentas until I had one and part of it dislodged halfway through a 4-mile run. Happily it ended well some months later with a "small for gestational age" tiny baby and a ...

Find out when the placenta forms, and how the placenta supports your baby during your pregnancy.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a significant medical milestone, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at AIIMS Bhopal successfully performed its first Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) procedure on ...