Despite a mother's personal medical history, age, or environmental exposures, three to five percent of all kids are delivered with complications. As a result, we offer screening and diagnostic tests to you during your pregnancy. Screening and diagnostics might help you figure out how vulnerable your kid is to difficulties or specific genetic abnormalities. You can talk to a counselor from our genetics program at any time to see if testing is best for you.

Reason to get Genetics Testing

• Interest in genetic carrier screening for themselves and/or their partner

• Interest in discussing risks for chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome

• History of a previous child with a birth defect, developmental delay, or other genetic condition

• History of multiple unexplained miscarriages or cases of unexplained infant deaths

• Consanguineous union (cousins or otherwise blood related)

• Maternal age of 35-years-old or older at time of delivery for a single pregnancy; 33-years-old or older at time of delivery for twin pregnancy

• Current pregnancy with anomalies identified by ultrasound

• Current pregnancy with an abnormal genetic screening test

• Current pregnancy with risk of or concern for maternal exposures, such as medications, radiation, drugs/alcohol, or infections