Prenatal Diagnostics

Prenatal diagnostics covers examinations performed on the unborn child or the expectant mother as part of pregnancy support. Prenatal examinations can be performed either invasively or non-invasively. The non-invasive prenatal tests do not interfere with the body of the pregnant woman or the unborn child. Therefore, an intervention-related risk of miscarriage can be ruled out with these examinations. Non-invasive tests include routine ultrasound examinations, as well as prenatal diagnostics from maternal blood (NIPT). If abnormalities are detected by ultrasound or NIPT, invasive prenatal diagnostics can be performed.

For invasive prenatal diagnostics, a small sample of amniotic fluid or placenta is taken by means of puncture and examined by molecular genetics.

We offer all relevant prenatal genetic tests. Depending on the question, we use the most modern sequencing technologies, as well as microarrays or MLPA examinations.