Amniocentesis Is Generally Performed Around the 16th-18th Week of Pregnancy

question 1

Multiple Choice

Amniocentesis is generally performed around the 16th-18th week of pregnancy. What occurs during this period that is the basis for amniocentesis?

• A) Food digestion by the fetus
• B) Sloughed off skin and respiratory cells
• C) Shedding of lanugo
• D) The occurrence of vernix caseosa
• E) Bone growth development

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