FTS may have a 90% accuracy, but the way they do the test might affect its accuracy. eg: my baby was lying on his/her side during the scan so the measurement they took was just an "almost" measurement. not the best one. and true enough, I ended up with a 1:17 high risk. and got both of us in a frantic for a couple of days before we did NIPT for a peace of mind.
(we can accept baby with DS but wanted a more definite answer, so that we can be prepared and also prep the ppl around us)
there is no worth it or not.
I guess it also depends on your age.
I'm 35 so naturally at more risk for what nots so I took the test.
if you are ok with any condition, then it's actually not very necessary for you to take any test. up to owns preference.
but if you want some assurance, then NIPT is better, more accurate as it takes your blood and test for traces of your baby's DNA which might be present in your blood.
it really depends on what you want to know and how much you can afford.
our NIPT results came back to be low risk. which is as good as no traces of the down syndrome chromosome tracked in the blood.
which was quite a relief.
yes, so we ended up with a very detailed scan of baby's heart, brains, everything (FTS) as well as NIPT.
I know some hospitals like TMC they offer NIPT with NT scan that is to check for babies brain/heart and physical growth, which isn't done in NIPT.
hope this helps. :)
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