Dr. Chintan Chaudhary provides NIPT in South Delhi, that Analysis cell free DNA in maternal blood and gives strong indication of whether the baby is at high or low risk of having
Test done after consent by blood sample of patient.
Nipt is done if scan at 11 – 13 weeks shows high nuchal translucency( more than 3 – 3.5 mm )
Or any major defects like
– examphalos
– holoprosencephaly
– heart abnormality
– megacystis
This test does not provide any information on physical defects like heart or brain abnormalities Spina bifida Or fetal growth
If NIPT +VE , it’s just a screening test
It doesn’t mean baby has trisomy 18 or 13
To confirm it further confirmatory tests like amniocentesis or CVS will be done .
If NIPT -ve baby has less chance of trisomy 21 , 13 or 18
Yet another area that Dr. Chintan specializes in is the facility she has set up for the NIPT screening. NIPT is a screening that detects conditions such as Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, and Patau syndrome, as well as certain sex chromosome abnormalities.
The test involves the analyzing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from the fetus that is flowing in the blood of the mother. Dr. Chintan helps the parents overcome the stress involved in the NIPT screening and the possible complications that the high-risk pregnancies can have.