Resources
Prenatal Screening Ontario (PSO) has resources to help pregnant individuals learn about prenatal screening options and understand results, as well as support practitioners providing prenatal care.
For pregnant individuals and their families
A pamphlet on prenatal genetic screening is available in 15 different languages for download below.
- Slide deck - overview of prenatal genetic screening. Permission is not required to use the individual slides as presented. Please contact PSO directly if you wish to make changes to this slide deck.
- Prenatal screening pathway and timeline visuals
- How to offer prenatal genetic screening
- How to discuss prenatal genetic screening results (eFTS/STS and NIPT)
To view PDF format files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download this free software from the Adobe web site.
Performance and Utilization of Prenatal Screening
Discover the latest information about how well the prenatal screening tests work and how these are used in the province.
Practice guidelines / position statements
| Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - Prenatal Testing Guidelines |
| Public Health Agency of Canada - Maternity Guidelines (Loss and Grief) |
| Chapter 7: Loss and grief - guidance on how to support families through perinatal loss |
| Canadian Down Syndrome Society |
| Prenatal Position Statement |
Other prenatal resources
- Genetics Education Canada - Knowledge Organization (GECKO) - Guide to understanding prenatal screening tests.
- OMama - website and app that connects you to trusted, evidence-informed pregnancy, birth, and early parenting information (focusing on resources in Ontario, Canada).
- PregnancyInfo.ca - an initiative of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), and the content on this website is based on SOGC guidelines.
- Centre for Effective Practice- Primary care resources for your practice.
- Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors - List of contact and referral information for Canadian genetic clinics.
- Best Start / Health Nexus - Best Start Resource Centre supports service providers who work in preconception health, prenatal health and early child development.
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network - provides support to families across Ontario who experienced the loss of a pregnancy or infant.
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