![]() Your responses will help to improve this and other resources. We would greatly appreciate 1-2 minutes of your time to provide invaluable feedback on this Prenatal Screening Guide. We are working very hard to ensure the tools and resources on the GEC-KO site are of practical use to health care providers and their patients. If you have any difficulty viewing the content below, you may wish to update or change your web browser, or you may download/view the print friendly PDF version. Prenatal screening is about risk assessment. ![]() Through available prenatal screening and detailed second trimester ultrasound, the chance to have a baby with some specific genetic conditions and congenital anomalies can be more precisely determined. If you have any concerns about your family history, for example you have a genetic condition, there are close relatives with intellectual disability or who were born with one or more congenital anomalies, young children or babies that passed away unexpectedly, be sure to discuss that with your health care provider. ![]() Some risk factors, like family history or pregnant person/egg donor’s, can increase the chance that a person will have a baby with a congenital anomaly. The most common differences are structural heart defects, cleft lip and/or palate or a pattern of anomalies such as Down syndrome. In Canada, about 1 in 25 (4%) babies is born with a difference, called a congenital anomaly, that may require medical or surgical intervention. The guide is meant to help people decide whether or not prenatal screening is right for them. You can decide whether or not you would like to have prenatal screening. ![]() Prenatal Screening is an option available to everyone during pregnancy. Please find the print friendly PDF version here or a one page handout (featuring a table comparing available prenatal screening test and ‘map’ showing the typical prenatal screening paths) ![]()
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