Some physicians and researchers argue that newer forms of non-invasive prenatal testing could become another tool in the effort to improve outcomes.

Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is widely used to screen for common fetal chromosomal aneuploidies. However, the ability of NIPT-Plus to detect copy number variation (CNV) is debatable.

Myriad Genetics, Inc. has launched a new educational website called "Know More Sooner," aimed at providing detailed information about reproductive and prenatal genetic testing. The site seeks to ...

A new test developed by researchers from Columbia University in New York City may help pregnant women learn if their developing fetus is at increased risk of miscarriage. The test is called the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, now shapes critical ...

It is critical to distinguish a faint positive line from an evaporation line, which is a false result. An evaporation line is ...

Researchers found that maternal plasma cell-free DNA methylation patterns in late pregnancy were associated with later autism ...

This summer, I asked New York Times readers to send me their medical bills. Some submitted bills for prenatal screenings for as much as $8,000. I learned there was a bigger story: For some screenings, ...