Prenatal Genetics

Prenatal genetic counseling is a personalized and extensive process that takes various factors under consideration, and it aims to empower individuals or couples to make informed choices about their pregnancy and reproductive health. Prenatal genetic counseling can be provided in following situations:

• Advanced maternal age (35 or above)
• Family history of genetic disorders
• Previous child with a genetic condition
• Carrier screening
• Abnormal ultrasound findings
• Consanguinity
• Maternal medical condition or teratogen exposure
• Invasive and Non-invasive prenatal testing
• Recurrent pregnancy loss
• Maternal serum screening and screening for chromosomal abnormalities
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis