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Prenatal screening

Prenatal screening for trisomy 21, 18 and 13
If you are pregnant

How to get it

1
Ask the doctor, midwife or nurse practitioner who follows your pregnancy.
2
You sign a form saying yes or no.
3
No pregnancy follow-up yet? Use the GAP (811, option 3) if you have no family doctor.

The details

Who it’s for

Offered during pregnancy follow-up to every pregnant person in Quebec. It tells you early if the baby has a high chance of one of these trisomies. It is your choice.

Cost

Free in the public health network.

Official source : quebec.ca (checked 2026-10-28). Not reviewed by a doctor yet. Symptoms? See someone now.