Project Description

NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TEST
NIPT

by prescription only

Any woman can have a NIPT test via blood test from the 12th week of pregnancy.
For this, you can visit our private lancing center: a pleasant waiting room, no long waits, free parking right outside the door, …

NIPT is a non-invasive screening test to detect:
Down syndrome (trisomy 21), Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) and Patau syndrome (trisomy 13)

You do not need to be sober for this test.
The result will be available within 2 weeks.

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You can easily come to us for this test if you have a prescription through your family doctor or gynecologist.
This can also be done through the midwife, if in agreement with your family doctor or gynecologist.

Measurement by blood test in mother

NIPT is a non-invasive screening test for detecting:

  • Down syndrome = trisomy 21

  • Edwards’ syndrome = trisomy 18

  • Patau’s syndrome = trisomy 13

If you are considering NIPT for any other reason, discuss it with your doctor first.
After all, other genetic conditions require other tests.

The NIPT determined

  • Whether an extra copy of chromosome 21, 18 or 13 is present in the baby

  • the sex of the baby

Safe and reliable

It is measured via blood sampling from the mother starting at the 12th week of pregnancy and has no risk of miscarriage or to your baby.
NIPT is almost 100% accurate for detection of trisomies 21, 18 and 13 and is also much more reliable than the combination test.

An abnormal NIPT is always followed by an invasive test (preferably amniocentesis).

Result

The result is available after … available and is automatically added in your electronic patient file as with all other lab results. Afterwards, everything can be discussed with your family doctor, gynecologist or midwife.

  • Please note: when taking blood samples, please state very clearly which physician should receive a copy of the result.

Snel, eenvoudig en discreet

Our locations

Roeselare

Antwerp

Hasselt

Brussels