Neonatal Screening Test
Offering you the power to detect and protect.
Home Test
£60.00
Clinic Test
Empower Your Family With The Neonatal Screening Test
With a new baby in your family, it’s no doubt an exciting time! You’ve picked out a pram, selected their little clothes and socks, and decorated their nursery from top to bottom with the sweetest show-stealing mural.
However, with all the fun often comes some anxiety in one way or another. There are many genetic conditions that babies may inherit from one or both parents— but thankfully, there’s a way to detect these. Whether your child is a newborn, infant, or a big kid just starting school, the neonatal screening test allows you to have knowledge like we never could before.
Early Detection For Lifelong Protection
The neonatal screening test screens for 106 genetic conditions that affect the development of newborns, infants, and children. This can and should be done as early as possible in the child’s life, as even if they don’t show any symptoms, they may have a condition that is yet to be detected. The test itself is easy to use and painless and provides valuable and meaningful insight into your child’s health.
In many cases, disorders that neonatal screening can detect are often treatable or manageable through prophylactic measures and dietary restrictions. As such, early detection allows you to manage your child’s condition so that symptoms may be prevented and their severity may be reduced.
About The Neonatal Screening Test
Test Where It Suits You
The neonatal screening test can be taken at home or in one of our six clinics located throughout the UK.
Tests For 106 Genetic Conditions
Parents may be carriers who are unaware of their status, so the neonatal screening test can provide information for all involved.
Super Soft Swab
Babies and young children often aren’t fond of medical testing, but the neonatal screening test uses such a soft swab they may not even notice it’s been done!
How The Neonatal Screening Test Works
1. Test
Testing is a quick and safe process— simply use our soft swab on the inside of your baby’s cheek.
2. Laboratory
The sample will be tested in an award-winning, UKAS-accredited laboratory using state-of-the-art processes.
3. Results
The results will be available for you to take to your doctor so you can discuss them and plan any management you may need.
Your Neonatal Screening Test Questions Answered
The neonatal screening test screens for 106 genetic conditions, including physical issues, neurological issues, cognitive impairment, and developmental delays. With this knowledge, your healthcare provider has as much information as possible about your child’s health.
The most common genetic conditions that children may inherit from carrier parents include metabolic disorders, endocrine disorders, haemoglobin disorders, hearing loss disorders, and immunodeficiency, pulmonary, or musculoskeletal disorders.
A baby can be tested from 24 hours after birth up until early childhood. However, the sooner you test the better, as this gives you valuable insight and knowledge to reduce the impact a condition may have on your child.
While it’s best to know as much as you can as early as possible, there’s no maximum age a child needs to be to take the neonatal screening test.
Why Choose DNA Plus?
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No-Fuss Testing
The neonatal screening test requires just a simple cheek sweep with a soft swab.
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Award-Winning UK Laboratory
Samples are tested in a state-of-the-art, accredited laboratory and are not sent abroad.
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6 Convenient Clinics
If you choose to come into a clinic, there’s bound to be one near you.
Neonatal Screening For A Happier And Healthier Tomorrow
You want to know as much as you can about your child, so it makes sense to start with their health. Parents and parents-to-be can be carriers for genetic conditions— even if they’re unaware of their status— so it’s important to find out all you can. Neonatal screening requires just a simple sample that can provide so many answers, even to questions you didn’t know you had. With the accurate and reliable results produced by an accredited laboratory, you have the ability to act sooner rather than later to help your child have the best start in life possible. To get started, order your neonatal screening test today.
