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Amniocentesis Needle – Instrumental in Detecting Congenital Defects A needle that is used to carry out the amniocentesis test is known as the amniocentesis needle. This amniocentesis test is a type of a prenatal test, in which a small amount of the amniotic fluid is removed from the sac that surrounds the foetus. The fluid is then used for testing purposes and a fine needle used to remove the fluid, which is inserted into the abdomen being guided through ultrasound. After this, a laboratory analysis of the fluid is carried out.



