Do I Need to Have an Amniocentesis?
Amniocentesis is offered to:
a woman who will be 35 years old or more at time of delivery.
a couple with a child or other family member with a chromosomal abnormality.
a woman with a positive screening test result (for example, Expanded AFP test).
a couple in which one partner has a chromosomal rearrangement (for example, a translocation or an inversion).
a couple with an increased risk of having a child with a genetic disease for which testing is available.
a couple with a previous pregnancy or child with a neural tube defect (for example, spina bifida or anencephaly).