OSCAR or NIPT?

Hello mommies! My husband and I are seeing a gynae from Mt Alvernia now and we’re 8 weeks pregnant. We’ve been asked to consider whether we want to do the OSCAR ($450 before GST) or NIPT test ($1.2K before GST). Can I ask: - Which test should I go for? I’m currently 28 years old and more inclined to go with OSCAR because of the lower cost. - Is it possible to have the test at KKH to leverage on their lower price for the test, but stick to our gynae at Mt Alvernia? My husband and I wanted a dedicated gynae which is why we went with private hospital but the gynae visits are proving to be really expensive, and even the price of the test is higher :( Thank you so much!

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Hello! Firstly congrats ☺️ I am 28 and 8 weeks preggy too, seeing gynae in TMC. Gynae told us cos of our age the risks are low and she recommend OSCAR so we just decided for that. Considerations were cost and accuracy (she said OSCAR is 90% sensitive, NIPT 99%) and the gynae recommendation on risk.

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