Pre-natal paternity Test

Many families make DNA tests for paternity determinations during pregnancy, one of their first decisions. Early paternity identification enables families to create proper plans, obtain emotional perspectives, and make necessary legal preparations. Biological family verification under our NIPP testing system stays completely beyond harm to the developing baby while ensuring parental confirmation without danger to the fetus.

The testing process for prenatal DNA paternity testing is based on the same principle as a standard DNA paternity test.

By examining the baby’s DNA together with the parents’ DNA, it is possible to identify which half of the DNA is inherited from the mother and which half is from the father.

If the tested man in indeed the biological father of the baby, both will share DNA. When the tested man is not the biological father, there will be differences in the DNA of the man and the baby.

The first question that many people ask about prenatal paternity testing is ‘can I get a DNA test while pregnant? The simple answer is, yes.

FASTDNATESTS prenatal paternity testing is non-invasive and uses cheek (buccal) swabs from the alleged father and the mother (pregnant woman), along with a blood sample from the mother to determine whether the man is the biological father of the child.

A blood sample is only needed from the mother, which is taken from her arm, and no needles need to be inserted into the womb. As a result, there is no risk to the mother or the unborn child when taking this test.

A non-invasive prenatal paternity test is the safest and most accurate way to establish paternity during pregnancy.

Unlike other tests which involve taking cells from the placenta (chorionic villus sampling or CVS test) or extracting a sample of amniotic fluid (amniocentesis), all that is required for a NIPP test is a blood sample from the mother, and cheek (buccal) swabs from the mother and alleged father.

A NIPP test is the only prenatal paternity test that poses zero risk to mum or the unborn baby.

A prenatal DNA paternity test can be performed as early as seven weeks into the pregnancy, or nine weeks since the mother’s last period

To perform a non-invasive prenatal paternity test, we need to look at three samples:

• The man’s DNA (alleged father) – collected using cheek swabs
• The pregnant woman’s DNA – collected using cheek swabs and a blood sample and
• The unborn baby’s DNA – identified via the mother’s blood sample

The baby’s DNA is passed into the mother’s bloodstream via the placenta during pregnancy. The test is performed by analysing the baby’s DNA and comparing DNA markers to that of the parents.

It’s important to note that a prenatal paternity test cannot be performed without the consent of all parties involved in the testing (the woman and the alleged father(s)).

It’s important to note that a prenatal paternity test cannot be performed without the consent of all parties involved in the testing (the woman and the alleged father(s)).

Testing the Mother

FASTDNATEST prenatal paternity test, there are three options for collection of the mother’s blood sample:

• The collection can be performed by a nurse or phlebotomist at a local medical practice
• FASTDNATESTS can arrange for one of its highly trained sample collectors to take the sample from any convenient location (your home or workplace, for example)
• You can choose to connect with one of our nationwide collectors Here, both blood and mouth swab samples can be collected at the same time, which could save you money on collection fee testing laboratory as soon as possible after being collected.

This is to avoid degradation of the sample which can render a blood sample unusable. For this reason, the use of a trained sample collector is highly advised.

Testing the FATHER

As in a standard DNA paternity test, the alleged father or alleged fathers’ sample(s) involve a mouth swab to collect DNA.

The mouth swab simply needs to be rubbed firmly on the inside of both cheeks for at least 20 seconds to collect cheek (buccal) cells. The man’s sample does not need to be collected at the same location as the mother’s blood sample; a sample collector can visit any convenient location.

However, the samples should be collected around the same time to avoid any delays to the results.

In both instances (testing the mother and alleged father), you can choose to visit one of our Walk-in Centres where our team will be able to perform the collection for you.