FS25 SCREENING TESTS DURING PREGNANCY

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Fa t Sheet 25 | SCREENING TESTS DURING PREGNANCY

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This fa t sheet des ri es the t pes of tests a aila le duri g preg a to s ree for ertai ge ei health a d de elop e tal pro le s i the a .

I su ary

 _{S ree i g tests a ot tell if your a y dei itely has a ge ei o diio ut they}

ight i di ate that further tesi g eeds to e o sidered diag osi tesi g

 Regardless of your age or fa ily health history, you a hoose hether or ot

you ha e a pre atal s ree i g test

 Pre atal s ree i g tests i lude:

 Ultrasou d

 No _-i asi e pre atal tesi g NIPT : tesi g of the other's lood

 _{First tri ester early preg a y s ree i g: u hal pro ou ed e} _- _al

tra slu e y ultrasou d ith or ithout tesi g of the other’s lood

 Se o d tri ester id_-preg a y s ree i g: tesi g of the other’s lood

ater al seru tesi g .

Preg a is usuall di ided i to three stages tri esters . The irst tri ester refers to the irst three o ths of preg a , the se o d tri ester spa s o ths four to si a d the third tri ester o ers the i al three o ths of preg a . Pre atal tests are do e i either the irst or se o d tri ester of preg a .

PRENATAL SCREENING TESTS FOR YOUR BABY IN PREGNANCY

There are a u er of difere t tests a aila le to assess the health a d de elop e t of our a efore irth. Belo is a su ar of the difere t s ree i g tests, he the a e do e, ho relia le the are a d also hat i for aio the pro ide.

It is i porta t that ou get as u h i for aio as possi le efore a tesi g is do e. Dis ussio s regardi g pre atal tesi g opio s should e ofered to ou a d our part er i a safe a d u dersta di g e iro e t. Seeki g support at this i e a assist ou i aki g i for ed de isio s a out the future of our preg a . It is i porta t to dis uss the follo i g pre atal tesi g issues:

 Ho a d he the tests are do e

 _{The ad a tages a d disad a tages of ea h test}  _{A risks to ou or our a that a result}

fro ea h test

 _{A further tesi g that ight e ofered a d} hat it i ol es.

If the result of a pre atal test sho s that our a is ot de elopi g or all or ould de elop a pro le ater irth, ge ei ou selli g ill gi e

ou the opportu it to dis uss:

 _{What the result ea s for our a a d our} fa il

 The opio s a aila le at this i e su h as further tesi g a d hat it i ol es

 _{Your thoughts a d feeli gs to ards people} ith disa iliies

 _{Your thoughts a d feeli gs to ards} ter i aio of preg a .

TYPES OF SCREENING TESTS

First tri ester ultrasou d:

 _{Is do e et ee} _- _{eeks of preg a}

 Will o ir ho a a ies there are a d

ho a eeks the preg a has

progressed

 _{Is a i porta t step if ou are o sideri g} ha i g tesi g later i our preg a

 _{Is a safe a of assessi g the gro th of our} a i the irst tri ester of preg a

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Fa t Sheet 25 | SCREENING TESTS DURING PREGNANCY

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 _{Is do e fro eeks of preg a} _{o ards}  _{Is a s ree i g test for Do s dro e a d}

so e other hro oso e o diio s  _{It i ol es the other ha i g a lood test}  _{It pro ides a highl a urate risk although ot}

% of the a ha i g Do s dro e a d/or so e other hro oso e o diio s  _{Is a e test urre tl o l ofered through}

so e spe ialist e tres

 _{Does ot pose a health risk to ou or our} a .

First tri ester s ree i g test

 Ca e do e et ee . — . eeks of preg a

 Is a s ree i g test for Do s dro e a d so e other hro oso e o diio s

 _{It i ol es a spe ial ultrasou d ith or ithout} a lood test See Figure 5.

 _{The result is gi e to ou as a esi ate of the} ha e of our a ha i g a hro oso e o diio su h as Do s dro e

 _{It ide iies et ee} _- _{% of a ies ith} Do s dro e

 _{The ultrasou d} _{a pro ide further} i for aio o the de elop e t of our a  _{Does ot pose a health risk to ou or our}

a .

Se o d tri ester s ree i g test:

 Ca e do e et ee _- eeks of

preg a

 _{Is a s ree i g test for Do s dro e a d} eural tu e defe ts

 It i ol es the other ha i g a lood test  The result is gi e to ou as a esi ate of the

ha e of our a ha i g a hro oso e o diio su h as Do s dro e

 _{It ide iies arou d % of a ies ith Do} s dro e

 Ide iies _- % of a ies ith a eural tu e defe t

Figure 5. : Photograph of an ultrasound s an taken at weeks of pregnan y showing the nu hal translu en y, the luid illed spa e at the a k of the a y’s ne k.

Se o d tri ester ultrasou d:

 Is do e et ee _- eeks of preg a

 Is a safe a of he ki g our a s gro th a d de elop e t

 Ma ide if sot arkers that, although do ot i di ate a ph si al pro le ith our a , a i rease the risk that the a has a hro oso e o diio

 _{I a s all u} _{er of ases a ide if that} our a has a ge ei o diio or so e other health or de elop e tal pro le

If a s ree i g test result sho s that our a a ha e a pro le , ou a d our part er ill e gi e as u h i for aio as possi le a out the o diio i ludi g the i pli aio s it ight ha e for our a s future health a d de elop e t. You a also dis uss hether a further tesi g

a help ou u dersta d the situaio .

It is i porta t to ote that a i reased risk result does ot ea our a ill dei itel ha e a hro oso e o diio . Like ise, if our result is ot i the i reased risk ategor , our a ould sill ha e a hro oso e or other health o diio . Your do tor, id ife or ge ei ou sellor a i for ou a out the relia ilit of ea h s ree i g test for Do s dro e a d other hro oso e

o diio s.