New Blood Test May Help Predict Premature Births For Pregnant Women

STANFORD, CA (CBS Local) – A new blood test is showing promising results for helping pregnant women know if they are at risk of a premature birth.
Researchers at Stanford University say the new technique will also calculate a woman’s due date and whether or not she will have a premature delivery. This is much less expensive than standard ultrasound procedures.
“We found that a handful of genes are very highly predictive of which women are at risk for preterm delivery,&rdqu