We assessed the usefulness of high-resolution noninvasive prenatal screening across 14 pregnancies that had been referred for standard-care diagnostic procedures and detected 100% of the variants ...

ACOG’s guidance on prenatal screening recommends both pre-test and post-test counseling. Some testing companies offer patients genetic counseling services with their on-staff experts.

The reported delays came after California health officials changed regulations governing the state’s prenatal testing program. On Sept. 19, without holding the public hearing that is usually ...

Noninvasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, is a way of screening your unborn baby for certain genetic conditions. Learn more about what to expect from NIPT.

Purpose: Currently, the American Colleges of Medical Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology recommend screening in the prenatal setting only for individuals with specific family history indicators.

The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS) in accuracy and cost-effectiveness, as NIPT identifies twice as many DS cases as STSS.

These authors assessed nurses' intention to use a decision aid (DA) to support prenatal screening decisions among pregnant women and their overall impressions regarding the training.

For example, any visit that goes beyond routine and becomes diagnostic can be subject to cost sharing under the terms of your insurance plan. Also, your insurance company may expect you to chip in for ...

Newborn genetic screening (NBGS) seeks to assist in the early identification of newborns at risk for severe genetic disorders. The integration of genomics into newborn screening represents a ...