Any midwives or anyone knowledgeable about screening for a sec?

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Is the quad test as good as combined screening? If it worse in any way, how? Is it less accurate or something?

I am missing my 12 week scan and combined screening due to staffing issues, no fault of my own, and I'm not being offered the NIPT or anything I'm just being offered the quad test at 16 weeks. Is this good enough?

If it isn't I'm going to complain - sorry for another thread just wanted to be specific in the title to hopefully get someone with some medical knowledge about screening. Thank you.

I’m Not a medical professional but I wouldn’t be happy with that. If you would terminate for the syndromes they diagnose at the combined screening then there’s no way you’d want to wait until 16 weeks to find out, especially as you may not get an appointment for termination for weeks after that and would feel the baby move etc. huge apologies of this sounds morbid. Why can’t they offer you an NIPT? You could get one privately but appreciate you shouldn’t have to, and it’s expensive

Sorry your going through this. I have just read your other thread. The quad test is for down syndrome only. The combined test is a lot more accurate and includes screening for Edwards and Patau - this is the better test to have. I would push to get the combined testing done. Also my sonographer said 12 week scan needs to be done before 14 weeks as the system can't do the measurements after that. Not sure how true that is.

Thank you. I have replied to my midwife saying that the quad test isn't a good enough replacement for combined screening and requested they get me in asap for an NIPT test at their expense and then I'll pay for a private scan so at-least I'm covering all bases and getting all the same syndromes tested for as I would be if this happened the correct way, and with only the expense of a private scan coming from me as opposed to the NIPT which seems to be around £500. She has put it forward to the senior midwife and said she'll be in touch. Hoping this is a way to get it resolved without having to take it too far but if they say no then I will take it further.