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@magnolia: Isn't the NT a scan and not blood work? Did they see anything off during the ultrasound?

If your nipt came back clear I would just not worry. The nipt is more accurate and is often done if the nt blood work comes back high risk to verify if things are actually high risk or not.

My midwives prefer to just do the nipt because it is more accurate than the nt blood work

That’s weird that they are going by what your NT said, mine also cane back abnormal but my counsyl test was low risk so they said it overrides the NT scan. My dr said the NT scan is just a relative risk factor and it doesn’t mean anything.

@magnolia: Just checking in with you this morning. Hoping you are having a better day.

If it was truly the NT bloodwork then the NIPT definitely trumps that. It seems a little strange they'd have you do both NIPT and NT though. There is another blood test around that time or a bit later that tests for spina bifida, though, so maybe that's the blood work they're referring to? That would be a separate result compared to NIPT/NT.

Either way, odds are in your favor that everything is actually fine!

I would try not to worry! That sounds super stressful though. I think the NT bloodwork would put you in “high risk” because it’s just the ratio that there could be something wrong. I don’t know how old you are, but if you’re a bit older, that can make a huge difference too. If you’re above the cutoff you’ll be labelled as high risk, but it’s just a screening tool.

I believe the NIPT is >99% accurate, so if the NIPT is OK, I think everything will be OK!

I don’t exactly remember but I think this exact same thing happened with lo2. My ob had me go talk to a genetic counselor who did a full family history but then told me that the materniti21 results were far more accurate and that She’d recommend leaving it at that though I think amnio was an option even though she advised against. Lo2 is now almost 2 and has been completely healthy

@magnolia: that all sounds like great news! I hope you're feeling better after the meeting.

I had something happen with DS. I did the NIPT first and it was totally fine. When they did the NT scan they said the measurement of the back of the neck was concerning but because the MaterniT21 was fine they were going to disregard it. He’s 5 now and perfect : . If your MaterniT21 came back fine then that’s all you have to know. They’re 99% accurate. That’s far more accurate than the NT scan or the blood work that goes with it.

@magnolia: oh good, glad to hear that!