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Is There A Way To Establish Paternity During Pregnancy?
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I am 12 1/2 weeks into my pregnancy. I finally mustered up the courage to tell my boyfriend and he is actually denying that this is his baby. At first, he was happy, but then after he talked to a few people, he decided that he wasn't going to help out until he was positive the baby is his. Beyond being insulted, I'm really upset because I need his emotional and financial support through this. Is there a way to establish paternity while you're still pregnant?
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Thursday 15th of April 2010 05:42:42 AM
Well it is possible to identify the parents with DNA tests conducted on parents along with the new born, but i doubt whether it is legal to establish paternity during pregnancy. A DNA paternity test can be performed accurately before a child is born through amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. If you are in a mess, then definitely you can go for the test to ascertain that you become pregnant because of that guy. All the best.
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Monday 15th of March 2010 08:39:07 AM
Hello there, and yes there is exist tests that can be done during the pregnancy, they are pretty expensive and you must need a judicial petition to done them, all depend which country and state you live. but during the pregnancy you can do 2 different tests one of them is called amniocentesis where the doctor introduct a neddle on your uterus using a ultrasound to help reach the uterus and take some amouth of amniotic fluid and this fluid will be test to se eif it compatible with the father in question, the other test is the Chorionic Villus Sampling, where the doctor introduce a needle into your vagine and take the take de chorionic villi to compare, the chorionic villi is a subtance that comes from the same fertilized egg as the baby.
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010 08:15:30 AM
Yes, but there is a chance that it may harm the baby.you can order a prenatal DNA paternity test. Prenatal DNA Paternity Testing
A DNA paternity test can be performed accurately before a child is born through amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Chorionic Villus Sampling is usually performed at very early stages of pregnancy, generally around the 8th to 13th week of pregnancy. During the CVS procedure, a catheter is inserted through the cervix and a small sample is taken from the outside of the gestational sack by gentle suction. This sampling procedure allows the obstetrician to obtain a small amount of fetal chorionic villi (trophoblastic tissue) which is used for the paternity test. Paternity tests conducted using CVS samples are just as accurate as tests which are performed after the child is born.
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is generally performed at later stages of pregnancy. During an amniocenteses procedure, a small amount of amniotic fluid (10ml) is withdrawn transabdominally by your obstetrician. Amniotic fluid is also an excellent sample for paternity testing; paternity tests which are performed using amniotic fluid are just as accurate as tests conducted after the child is born.
It's possible, kind of. Something called Chorionic Villus Sampling can be used to take a sample from the womb and test for genetic abnormalities like Downs' Syndrome. I guess this can be used for genetic paternity testing, but that's a very big expensive deal.
You can do a paternity test after an amniocentesis, but it would not be worth the risk or the expense.
I don't think so, but one can be taken the day the baby is born. And it will only take a few days to a week to get the results.
Some places will but they have to stick a long needle through your belly to the baby. But most don't like getting that done cause they may not know where they stick the baby to get blood.
Yes, you are able to have a procedure called an amniocentesis. A sample of amniotic fluid is taken with the use of a needle and an ultrasound scan. DNA is tested from the amniotic fluid. You will also need DNA samples from the alleged father eg buccal swab from the mouth. There is minimal risk when having this procedure. You may also have blood cord samples taken when a child is born and this procedure is totally safe.
The procedure is not risk free. The baby could be killed as a direct result of this procedure. Approximately one in every two hundred pregnancies in which this test is performed is lost as a result.
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