NCC Credential in Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP) Practice Test 2026 - Free Inpatient Antepartum Nursing Practice Questions and Study Guide

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Free cell DNA prenatal screening can be performed at what gestational age and detects which chromosomal anomalies?

6-8 weeks; neural tube defects

10 weeks and up; trisomies 21, 18, 13

Free cell DNA prenatal screening screens fetal DNA circulating in the maternal blood and is typically offered from about 10 weeks gestation onward. It is designed to detect the most common chromosomal aneuploidies, specifically trisomies 21, 18, and 13. It does not detect neural tube defects or metabolic disorders; those conditions are screened or diagnosed by other tests such as ultrasound or different laboratory screens. If the cfDNA screening result is high risk, diagnostic confirmation is obtained through procedures like chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis.

14-16 weeks; neural tube defects

18-20 weeks; metabolic disorders

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