https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/services daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598545493532-9WVDXLC8REXTRBDYI3Q6/image-asset.jpeg Screening in pregnancy - Should I have prenatal screening? Screening in pregnancy is a personal choice. Talk to your health care provider about your options. https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/get-involved daily 0.75 2020-08-28 https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/first-trimester-screening daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598548013074-HO95EHLP0QV1QZD26ZAM/image-asset.jpeg First Trimester Screening - First Trimester Combined Screening Information for Women & Their Partners https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/nips daily 0.75 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598633012485-AD88T72VW1L5V3OXK4RH/image-asset.jpeg Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/1820-week-screening-ultrasound daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598556238734-98KPEWVO1X6KOY2K3198/image-asset.jpeg 19-20 Week Detailed Screening Ultrasound - Will I require any more ultrasounds after the 19-20 week ultrasound? Additional ultrasounds may be required at the request of your health care provider. Sometimes ultrasounds are recommended if there are questions about the baby’s position, the mother’s or the baby’s health, or the baby’s growth. For more information on other types of ultrasounds, please see the information below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598557455451-G1GQSZZQXA4H57BWWI75/image-asset.jpeg 19-20 Week Detailed Screening Ultrasound If you have questions about ultrasound in pregnancy, talk to your health care provider. https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/invasive-testing daily 0.75 2020-11-16 https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/health-care-providers daily 0.75 2023-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1605561284732-MFBS5BXE4LNO6EBHUY25/image-asset.jpeg First Trimester Screening - For Health Care Providers It is a woman’s choice whether or not to have prenatal screening. Women should have the opportunity to learn about the purpose, benefits, risks and limitations of screening and testing in order to make an informed choice. Link to FTS requisition: First Trimester Combined Screen (FTS) Blood Work form https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/home daily 1.0 2020-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1598630779622-AHG8KBUKJKM5XNCIE6F0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Early Risk Assessment Program Providing prenatal screening to pregnant women in Southern Alberta since 2005. https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/cfdna-1 daily 0.75 2024-09-10 https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/fts-plus-faq daily 0.75 2020-11-16 https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/aspirin daily 0.75 2022-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1647978344253-PAU30QTYMYUVNHXUPR8A/GettyImages-827811332.jpg Aspirin and Pre-eclampsia - Aspirin (ASA) When you screen high risk for pre-eclampsia, it is recommended that you take two (2) baby aspirin every night before bed (Aspirin 162mg at bed time). Aspirin has been shown to decrease the risk of developing preeclampsia and is safe to take during pregnancy. To get the full benefit of aspirin, you must start taking it between 12-16 weeks of pregnancy. You will continue to take aspirin until you are about 36 weeks pregnant. For more information on aspirin, and to determine if taking it is right for you, please talk to your health care provider. You can also visit the Preclampsia Foundation website by clicking here for more information on preeclampsia and aspirin use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1647977250592-DO100TP3O38R1UQD1L82/unsplash-image-xTedodxYTuQ.jpg Aspirin and Pre-eclampsia - What does high risk mean? Screening high risk for preeclampsia means that you have an increased chance of developing preeclampsia before you are 37 weeks pregnant. Taking aspirin at bed time may help to decrease your risk of developing, or delay the development of, preeclampsia. https://www.earlyriskassessment.ca/placental-function-assessment daily 0.75 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f46b8c9b15ff2557bdf9323/1605493628124-LZJ2BIE5SKS872PE79MS/image-asset.jpeg Placental Function Assessment At the end of your appointment, all of this information is combined together to provide you with two screen results: the chance that your baby could be affected by trisomy 21, trisomy 18 or trisomy 13 a personalized ‘low risk’ or ‘high risk’ for placental function What does ‘low risk’ mean? You will continue to receive your usual prenatal monitoring and care. What does ‘high risk’ mean? High risk means that there are findings in the screen that indicate you may be at risk of developing preterm preeclampsia (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) and should have closer monitoring. 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