Prenatal Screening: Why Choose Prenato?

It’s a straightforward question that we often get. With several players in the field of prenatal screening and a free test offered to the public, it often happens that our potential clients start by literally asking us for Prenato’s arguments. The famous, why should I choose you over another clinic? Of course, we are always happy to respond, and it’s often after explaining who we are, that you make an appointment! So, here is the exercise for the more timid who would never dare to ask!

The Team

It may sound cliché, but at Prenato, we strive to find the best of the best. From auxiliary nurses to clinicians, all are passionate about perinatology and have field experience. Thus, you ask your questions to health professionals who have the background to answer you credibly. High-risk pregnancies, delivery rooms, nurseries, preemies… From CHUL to Sainte-Justine, our human resources are a great pride for Prenato! In addition to being competent, they are friendly and very human! You will immediately feel at ease with them. Yes, we speak in the feminine, as we have a nursing team composed entirely of women!

Personalized Support

Support comes with the team! At Prenato, we offer you an hour of support for free as soon as you take a prenatal screening test with us! Why do it? Because we don’t think that a baby comes only with the worry of a genetic anomaly. We know that our patients sometimes doubt, ask questions, and need a trained professional to answer them. Access to a doctor is often difficult, and a Prenato nurse can often answer you effectively! Your Prenato nurse becomes your ally and remains available throughout your pregnancy and even after. Fetal heart monitoring, blood pressure measurement, preparation for childbirth, help with hospital bag packing, breastfeeding support – there are so many reasons to come back to see us.

Simplicity

One blood test instead of two. A partner clinic to perform the blood test if you are in a remote area and far from a Prenato service point? An appointment that is quickly made, offered in a short time frame, and even walk-in for some clinics? We do everything to make your life easier! Do you want to perform your routine 1 during the same appointment? We do both and save you a lot of time since you won’t have to travel twice or wait in a CLSC for hours!

Reliability

Our fetal DNA tests offer up to 99.9% reliability for Down syndrome. We know we can offer you results you can trust and rely on. They can also be done as early as the 10th week of pregnancy. However, reliability should never become the crutch of customer service. Although our tests are innovative, customer service remains our top priority!

Speed

The speed of making an appointment. The speed to get one. The speed to get your results. We are efficient and we like to be! We take our time to talk with you, but we know that for other aspects of the appointment (making an appointment and results), you don’t want to wait. For fetal DNA, we’re talking about 3 to 5 business days of laboratory analysis. For a pregnant woman who takes her test at 10 weeks, it is entirely conceivable to get your results in the 11th week. Therefore, in the first trimester of pregnancy!

Laboratory

Our laboratories are in America. At Prenato, no analysis is sent to Asia or Europe. This minimizes the risks of loss or contamination during transport and reduces the reception delays. Our retest rates are very, very low and your samples are handled with great care.

If all this still doesn’t convince you, call us or write to us and we will answer your questions. You’ll see, we’re as friendly on the phone as we are on the Web!