What are the Antenatal tests? What are the diseases screened?

"To begin with the antenatal tests, right from the date of conception, we usually advise ANC profile or antenatal profile to the patients which usually includes some basic tests such as hemogram, urine routine, and microscopy, blood group and Rh typing, along with that, her serology for HIV, HbsAg, HIV, VDRL, and even her HB electrophoresis, her basic hormones, that is her thyroid function test, and along with that her vitamin tests , something like Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3. So this is the basic antenatal profile which we do and an ultrasonography which will confirm the pregnancy of the patient. Along with that depending upon the trimester or the period of gestation, we also go for something called as dating scan and nuchal translucency scan which are combined with the blood tests, which are called as the dual marker tests, which definitely screens the trisomies in the baby and beyond that in the one month, the anomaly scan. If the anomaly scan does show any kind of defect in the fetal heart, then definitely an echocardiography is suggested. If the anomaly scan does show any kind of defect in the fetal heart, then definitely an echocardiography is suggested. Beyond that in the 28th week of gestation, we usually go for an obstetric Doppler to basically see the baby along with the growth and the liqor and last but not the least, we go for a 9th month Doppler which tells us the final position of the baby, the liqor status and the blood flow status of the baby. These tests are done to screen the patient and even ofcourse any kind of genetic disorders in the baby. So these are the broad spectrum tests that we advice"