OSCAR or NIPT?

Hello mommies! My husband and I are seeing a gynae from Mt Alvernia now and we’re 8 weeks pregnant. We’ve been asked to consider whether we want to do the OSCAR ($450 before GST) or NIPT test ($1.2K before GST). Can I ask: - Which test should I go for? I’m currently 28 years old and more inclined to go with OSCAR because of the lower cost. - Is it possible to have the test at KKH to leverage on their lower price for the test, but stick to our gynae at Mt Alvernia? My husband and I wanted a dedicated gynae which is why we went with private hospital but the gynae visits are proving to be really expensive, and even the price of the test is higher :( Thank you so much!

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If you know you’re going to keep the child regardless then you can forgo the tests. I personally chose NIPT even though it’s on the higher price side as I have read a few negative feedbacks on OSCAR where many others commented that they had false positives which prompted them to do the NIPT as well since it’s 99% accurate. In the end , they had to pay for both Oscar and NIPT. Moreover , you get to know your gender way before 20weeks as your baby may not cooperate during the 20 weeks scan for you to know the gender through ultrasound.

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