Panorama NIPT is a blood test that can be done as early as 9 weeks which measures cell free DNA (cfDNA) from the mom and the placenta.  It is Ministry of Health funded for some women (depending on provincial guidelines), but is also available as a private pay test.  The basic Panorama option screens for trisomy 21, 13, 18, monosomy X, triploidy and the sex chromosome trisomies.  Other conditions such as microdeletions and fetal sex are also available with NIPT. Some patients feel more comfortable with the better accuracy of the NIPT test compared to serum screens.  An NIPT test provides fewer false positive and false negative rates which is why some women choose to pay for this test. See also Q15.