Prenatal care has entered a new era, with advanced non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and comprehensive screening tools offering more insight than ever before. From detecting chromosomal conditions ...

Non-invasive prenatal screening techniques can detect chromosomal abnormalities including Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18), and Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13). These ...

With the PrenaTest®, Europe’s first non-invasive prenatal test for the determination of the most common chromosomal disorders in unborn children, launched in 2012, LifeCodexx has been changing ...

Two of the world's largest professional societies of human geneticists have issued a joint position statement on the promise and challenges of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a new procedure to ...

Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful phases in life, but it also comes with its share of worries. As an expecting parent, you may often find yourself wondering if your baby is healthy and developing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, now shapes critical ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women about a screening commonly performed during pregnancy. Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a ...

Imagine this: You just found out that you or your partner are pregnant, and your overwhelmed with emotions. You start thinking about prenatal vitamins, making your first provider appointment, car ...