02 May 2019 02 May 2019

NIPT: an issue to handle with care

Attending the 2018 World Down's Syndrome Congress inspired me to address the need for a care pathway for Down Syndrome in the ante- and postnatal periods, in collaboration with my Hospital Trust The pathway will incorporate non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for the common trisomies (Down, Edward's and Patau's Syndromes), which is due to be rolled out in the NHS in 2019 (Department of Health, 2016)