Patient's question:
I am currently pregnant. I see many people have done NIPT (Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing). I want to know what kind of population needs to go to the hospital for NIPT testing?Doctor's answer:
Preparations before Non-invasive DNA Testing:1. Pay attention to the test time. The optimal time for pregnant women to undergo non-invasive DNA testing is between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Typically, this method is used to screen for Down syndrome in pregnant women who are more than 12 weeks pregnant.
2. For eligible non-invasive prenatal testing populations, including:
- A couple with a history of exposure to abnormal substances.
- Abnormal fetal ultrasound results.
- One partner in the couple is a carrier of a chromosomal disease, or the pregnant woman has previously given birth to a child with a chromosomal disease.
- Pregnant women with a history of spontaneous abortion, abnormal fetuses, stillbirths, or neonatal deaths.