Before taking NIPT

ELIGIBILITY

Timing and pregnancy criteria

• Current service information applies from 10 weeks 0 days in a singleton pregnancy.
• Your medical provider individually confirms appropriate timing and eligibility.
• Conditions vary with gestational age, pregnancy type, weight and the selected test.

MEDICAL HISTORY

Tell your medical provider—not the SGH general email desk

• Current or previous cancer treatment, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or stem-cell treatment
• Organ transplantation
• History and timing of blood transfusion
• Any concerns raised by your obstetric care provider

LIMITATIONS

What NIPT cannot tell you

NIPT does not assess every congenital or structural condition and does not replace routine prenatal care or ultrasound.

• False-positive, false-negative and inconclusive results can occur.
• A positive result may require diagnostic testing such as amniocentesis.
• Preferences about fetal-sex disclosure should be confirmed before blood collection.

DATA & SHIPPING

Overseas analysis and genetic information

Before proceeding, ask your provider to explain transfer of specimens and personal information to Taiwan, the recipient, purpose, Taiwan's personal-information protection system and the recipient's safeguards, retention and deletion terms, and any subcontracting. This does not establish that all data is stored in Taiwan. Required consent and other arrangements must be confirmed first.