Your doctor has requested a Generation Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT).
This test can only be performed after 10th week of pregnancy.
This test is only available at select centres on the following days:
Generation and Generation 46 – MONDAY to FRIDAY.
Generation PLUS – MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY
What to expect
- You will be required to sign and bring the Generation request form (given to you by your doctor) along to the collection centre. Please read any forms given to you carefully before signing.
- A tube of your blood will be drawn and sent to Genomic Diagnostics. Please let the collector know if you are feeling anxious and unwell or have fainted during previous blood tests.
- Test results will be sent directly to the healthcare provider that ordered the test. You will need to make an appointment with them to discuss results.
Fetal sex
If you do not wish to know the sex, please tell your healthcare provider.
Limitations of sex
This screening test only tests for the chromosomal abnormalities requested. Normal test results do not eliminate the possibility that your pregnancy may have other chromosomal abnormalities, birth defects, or other conditions. A normal result does not guarantee a healthy pregnancy or baby. This test has limitations including false positives and false negatives. For these reasons it is strongly recommended that no irreversible clinical decisions be made based on these screening results alone.
This is a special test which is only performed at selected Western Diagnostic Pathology collection centres. To find a centre which performs this test select “Non-invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), Non-invasive Prenatal Test Plus (NIPT) or Non-invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT) Generation 46” from the “Any test” drop down in our Collection Centre search, or alternatively call 08 9317 0999.
