Genetics & Pregnancy Planning

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Know Your Risks

Starting or expanding your family is an exciting time, but it is natural to be concerned about possible risks to your baby. You may have a genetic condition in the family or a relative that was born with a problem like a heart defect. Maybe you struggled with miscarriages or waited to have children until your late 30’s. All of these things can increase the chance for an issue in your pregnancy. Even without these risk factors, there is still a chance that a genetic condition could impact any pregnancy. You may want to learn more about the chances of such a problem in your baby.

Understand Your Options

There are so many testing options available during pregnancy it can be overwhelming. A genetic expert can review your options to learn more about your baby’s health through genetic testing before, during, or after pregnancy. Your genetic expert will help you understand what a genetic test result could mean for you, your pregnancy and your family to help you decide if testing is right for you. If you choose to have testing, you will be guided through the testing process and provided with vital information and support to help you decide what is best for you.

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Take Action

After speaking with a genetic expert, the outcome may be as simple as you feeling more prepared for what you are facing or choosing to deliver your baby at a hospital that is best suited to meet your baby’s unique needs. You also may choose different options for when or how you become pregnant. Whatever your personal decision is, having this information could help you to take action before, during or after the pregnancy.

Get Started

Genetic Risk Assessment Tool

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We use the first part of your Group ID (the numbers before the first hyphen) to make sure you’re an Aetna member and eligible to use this tool. Here is help locating your Group ID on your insurance card. We recommend keeping your insurance card out as you may need it later.

Once you click “Submit”, you’ll be asked questions about your personal and family health history to see if you may benefit from genetic counseling. You’ll see your results, scheduling options, and available resources once complete.

The questions should take less than 5 minutes. To protect your privacy, this site will not save your answers if you close the survey before completing it or if you leave the survey open for more than 30 minutes.

InformedDNA is neither the agent nor employee of Aetna. InformedDNA is solely responsible for the clinical services it offers to members through this program.