Antenatal screening tests

What is NIPT and is it right for you?

Pregnant woman worried

NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing) is a sophisticated screening test used to identify babies who are likely to be affected by the three most common chromosomal conditions affecting liveborn babies. These are trisomy 21 (Downs syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome). NIPT is frequently referred to as the Harmony test, but it is important to understand that…

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