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Parihar stressed that care should be taken that such tests and procedures are done only when necessary.Bimal Sahni, the vice president of Society of Fetal Medicine, gave a lecture on sonography during pregnancy. Sahni touched upon screening of fetus for Down Syndrome. He sensitised the delegates on when to conduct chromosome tests or invasive procedures. His speech helped the delegates learn about picking right markers from sonography. Aurangabad: Hematology and genetics specialists from around the country participated in a masterclass organised in the city over the weekend.The conference organised by Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital saw experts discuss the impact and the necessity of various procedures, drugs and infections on fetus and cautions that need to be taken by the mother and the gynaecologists in ensuring healthy pregnancy and delivery.Mayur Parihar, head of cytogenetics at Tata Medical Centre, Kolkata, spoke about fetus diagnosis..