Prenatal screening for sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) is increasingly available
through expanded non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). NIPT for SCAs raises complex …

BACKGROUND Prenatal diagnosis based on different technologies is increasingly used in
developed countries and has become a common strategy in obstetric practice. The tests are …

Since the 1970s, prenatal testing has been integrated into many health care systems on the
basis of two competing and largely irreconcilable rationales. The reproductive autonomy …

In the debate surrounding the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in prenatal
screening programmes, the concept of routinisation is often used to refer to concerns and …

Background The introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for foetal aneuploidies
is currently changing the field of prenatal screening in many countries. As it is non-invasive …

The landscape of genetic testing and screening has changed tremendously since the initial
description of the molecular structure of DNA. Given this, it is critical that providers reflect on …

The noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) as the first trimester prenatal screening (FTS) for
trisomies 21, 18, and 13 is offered to all pregnant women in the Netherlands. NIPT using …

Abstract Background Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is a technology which provides
information about fetal genetic characteristics (including sex) very early in pregnancy by …

New tools for higher-resolution fetal genome analysis including microarray and next-
generation sequencing have revolutionized prenatal screening. This article provides …

Objectives: To detect trisomy 21, 18, and 13 in 190,277 clinical samples from the medical
diagnostic laboratories of ten hospitals. Methods: The study assessed the clinical …