- What is Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?
- What does NIPT screen for?
- If I get a positive result on a non-invasive test, does that mean my baby definitely has trisomy 18?
- If it is just a screening test, why am I paying £600 for it? Why not just have the normal NHS screening?
- Can a positive NIPT result be wrong?
- Can a negative NIPT result be wrong?
- My first baby had trisomy 18. Will the test detect my first baby's DNA in my blood, and does that make it more likely that I'll get a positive result?
- I'm having twins. Can I have NIPT?
- So I've decided to go ahead with NIPT, but Panorama, NIFTY, MaterniT21, Harmony... what's it all about?
- It is worth asking...
So you've had a previous pregnancy with trisomy 18, and you're pregnant again and considering testing options. Or maybe your baby has clinical features of trisomy 18 on ultrasound and you're wondering if you can avoid an amniocentesis by scheduling a non-invasive test. Or you've had a non-invasive test that came back as ‘positive’ for trisomy 18 and you want to know how accurate it is.
Either way, here is the low-down on non-invasive testing.