NIPT test is a simple and harmless blood test of the pregnant women to examine the genetic material from the fetus. Four male doctors are worried about (17. January) that pregnant women will not understand the test. They are referring to a politikers and a lederskribents optimistic statements in the case.
The four explains that when testing gjennomsnittsgravide will a positive test for Downs syndrome only in four of the five cases indicate that the fetus really does have the condition; one of the five fetuses will not have Downs syndrome. If the woman will be completely safe, she must undergo a fostervanns or morkakeprøve where a needle inserted into the abdomen, which involves a very small risk of miscarriage.
I am, for several reasons, less worried than them.
” mean: Provide all pregnant women offered NIPT-test Manager
first , the test can be combined with an early ultrasound and biochemical measurements in order to increase the credibility of the overall results.
secondly , it is not newspapers and politicians that will stand for the information of the pregnant, but the doctor and the health authorities. In the Uk and in Denmark has made a nice brochure that explains the test for the pregnant women and thorough guidelines for the health care system. The result is conveyed not to the four tells us: “the Sample is “positive”; it says that the fetus has Down syndrome.” No, the result conveyed that that the fetus has either very low risk or higher risk.
thirdly wins in several countries are now gaining more experience with the NIPT test. We must reckon with the fact that technology is constantly improving in the coming years.
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By extension the government has also the Right and the progress party now passed into the still to deny the NIPT test and early ultrasound for women under 38 years. It means that the test here at home can only be offered after a change of government in 2021.
the academic staff should take the time to obtain knowledge from other countries, gain experience with NIPT in women over 38 years, examine the Norwegian women’s desire for NIPT and to develop models for how this offer can be incorporated in the Norwegian health care system. From 2022 can then a better program is offered to all Norwegian pregnant women so that those who want it, can reduce the risk significantly for that they get a child with the serious funksjonshemningene as follows, among other things, Downs syndrome.
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In the meantime, it will many Norwegian women who can afford it, make use of the offers in foreign countries, either by travelling there or send a blood sample. At those offers have the authorities no control on the quality of information to women, on the quality of the testing and risk assessment or on the quality of the follow-up afterwards. It is really worrying.
