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The quad screen is pretty much worthless for people in their 30s. If you research the test you will find there are tons of false positives, so you should try not to worry too much. Also at your age, the test would not be expected to come back normal. I was 38 when I got pregnant. My doctor advised against even taking the Quad screen because she said that for people 35 and over it will not come back normal and only causes unecessary worry, as most of her patients over age 35 have perfectly normal healthy babies. She recommended we go for a level II ultrasound instead, which we did. She said she would not recommend an amnio unless something showed up on the ultrasound. We had level II ultrasounds at 17 weeks and 30 weeks which both showed everything was fine. 6 weeks ago at 39 years old, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. There is a good chance your baby is just fine!

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