DNA paternity testing is not just a matter of determining a fetus’ biological father, there are many benefits of having a legally admissible test. All you have to do is find an AABB testing facility.
Why Paternity Testing is Important
- Establish legal and social benefits like social security, veteran’s, alimony and inheritance.
- Provides an accurate medical history for the child, which will be beneficial when diagnosing and managing the child’s health.
- Providing a bond between father and child.
Invasive Paternity Tests
It is possible to determine who the biological father of a fetus while a woman is pregnant. The procedures are called chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis.
- CVS retrieves the placental tissue either a transcervical or transabdominal manner.
- Amniocentesis retrieves amniotic fluid by inserting a needle through the pregnant mother’s abdominal wall. This is extremely accurate because the sample is taken directly from the fetus. There is, however, a small risk that a miscarriage could result.
The Future of Testing
It’s possible to determine the paternity through non-invasive measures. There is a small amount of fetal DNA (cffDNA) present in a pregnant woman’s blood. Drawing blood will give accurate fetal DNA paternity testing during pregnancy, which has no risk of miscarriage. Studies show that within 7 weeks of gestation cffDNA can first be observed and the amount increases as the pregnancy goes on.
Test Smartly Labs offer paternity testing that follows chain-of-custody procedures in the event of a court proceeding. Our paternity tests are more reliable than an at-home test because we only used AABB certified labs to meet the highest standards of paternity testing. Each sample is individually processed and tested twice to that results are accurate and reliable for our clients.
Test Smartly Labs offers reliable paternity testing for when you need to be certain. Contact one of our labs today at (816) 800-9699. We have four locations in the greater Kansas City area!
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