Examination of the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy (cell free fetal DNA testing)

Examination of the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy

(cell free fetal DNA testing)

What is meant by examination of the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy?

It is the extraction of the fetus's genetic material from the mother's blood during pregnancy

When does the fetus's genetic material appear in the mother's blood during pregnancy?

After the tenth week of pregnancy

What is the purpose of examining the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy?

It is used to establish fetal chromosomal wellbeing

In what cases is the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood examined during pregnancy?

When there is a suspected chromosomal problem in the fetus (such as increased thickness of the fluid behind the fetus's neck or the absence of the nasal bone in the fetus or when the mother is advanced in age)

Is the examination of the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy accurate?

The accuracy rate is 97 percent

What is the appropriate action if there is a suspicion of a chromosomal abnormality by examining the fetal genetic material in the mother's blood during pregnancy?

Refer the patient to a maternal and fetal medicine specialist to conduct diagnostic tests by taking a sample from the fetal placenta to study its cells or taking a sample of the amniotic fluid around the fetus

Dr Najeeb Layyous F.R.C.O.G

Consultant Obstetrician, Gynecologist and Infertility Specialist