NIPT was introduced in the United States and Western Europe in late 2011, and tests are rapidly becoming available in the Middle East, South America, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa (Fig. 1 and table S1).

When was NIPT introduced UK?

NIPT was implemented in Wales in April 2019. In Scotland, it was introduced in September 2020. In England, NIPT will be adopted as part of the Down's syndrome, Patau's syndrome and Edwards' syndrome screening programme starting in June 2021.

When did prenatal genetic testing start?

Amniocentesis, the first available prenatal chromosomal diagnostic testing option, was first described in the 1950s.