Less than 14 Weeks' Pregnant
In your first trimester of pregnancy, you may be able to choose from the following tests:
| Enhanced First Trimester Screening
You can have OHIP-funded enhanced First Trimester Screening (eFTS) in the first trimester of pregnancy. There is no risk to the pregnancy because it is done through ultrasound and blood work. This testing can tell you the chance for having a baby with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) or trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome).
| Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is the most accurate prenatal genetic screening test and may be OHIP-funded or private-pay depending on your situation. There is no risk to the pregnancy because it is done through blood work. NIPT can tell you the chance for having a baby with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and other chromosome differences. You can have NIPT from the time you are 9 or 10 weeks pregnant until the end of the pregnancy.
| 11-14 week (nuchal translucency) ultrasound
The 11-14 week (nuchal translucency) ultrasound can be done as part of enhanced First Trimester Screening or on its own. No matter what prenatal genetic screening choice you make, you can have this ultrasound to get information about the growth and development of the baby.
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