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July 12, 2011
Genetic Testing in Pregnancy
Once you fall pregnant, many people want to have testing to determine whether the fetus (or fetuses) have Down syndrome, trisomy 18 or neural tube defects and other abnormalities. In BC this testing takes three main forms: Serum Integrated Prenatal Screening (SIPS), Integrated Prenatal Screening (IPS) and amniocentesis.
SIPS and IPS need a blood testing and ultrasound done very early in pregnancy, so once you are pregnant you should contact your midwife, GP or obstetrician soon to set up the testing.