Government approved DNA testing services in IndiaPrenatal Paternity Test
Pregnancy and childbirth are emotional and sweet experiences for a couple. However, in certain cases, the biological identity of the unborn child may be in question, making it important for would-be parents to check the paternity of the unborn child. Doing so is possible by a Non-Invasive Prenatal Paternity Test (NO SEX DETERMINATION). A Prenatal Paternity Test is meant for establishing the biological relationship of the baby in the womb with that of the alleged father.
Test Methodology
STR profiling is used for a Paternity DNA Test While Pregnant woman is carrying the baby in the womb. In this, the placental DNA of the fetus and the mother’s DNA are studied individually.
In the first step, the DNA is extracted from the samples and divided into small repeating sequences called Short Tandem Repeats (STR).
In the next step, these STRs are subjected to an amplification process using PCR technology, i.e., polymerase chain reaction.
Following this step, Capillary electrophoresis separates different STRs, and the resulting DNA profiles are generated.
If the two DNA profiles show a 99.99% match, then the baby in the womb and the alleged father are biologically related. If it’s a 100% exclusion (mismatch), the relationship is not established.
Need & Uses for A Prenatal Paternity Test
A Prenatal Paternity DNA Test is getting a DNA Test While Pregnant woman is still expecting the baby to be born. For a variety of reasons, the alleged father or the mother of the unborn baby may need to know if the child is biologically related to them or not? A Prenatal Paternity DNA Test is also done for legal purposes.
A non-invasive Prenatal Paternity Test for a legal matter may come in handy for the following cases:
- Marital dispute
- Paternity or Maternity disputes
- Legal Custody of a child and so on
- Disputes related to the inheritance of property or will
Is a Prenatal Paternity Test Safe?
Getting a DNA Test While Pregnant is 100% safe for both – the fetus and the mother. Unlike amniocentesis, this test doesn’t need drawing out the amniotic fluid from the womb to perform a prenatal paternity DNA Test, but only the mother’s blood sample. On the other hand, the alleged father has to give a buccal swab sample for the test. For the same reason, it’s called a Non-Invasive Prenatal Paternity Test.
Moreover, the report of a Prenatal Paternity DNA Test is as accurate as a regular paternity test after the baby is born.
*A Prenatal Paternity DNA Test in India does not determine the gender of the fetus [No Sex Determination]. Doing so is a punishable offense. At DNA Forensics Pvt. Ltd., we strongly oppose such practices.
Why DNA Forensics Laboratory For a Prenatal Paternity Test?
At DNA Forensics Laboratory Pvt. Ltd., we have been serving the public and also doing legal DNA tests for honorable courts of law. We comply with all the industry-specific and government-issued guidelines in all types of DNA testing, including a Prenatal Paternity DNA Test.
We are the only private DNA Testing company in India to do Legal DNA Tests (and a Legal Prenatal Paternity DNA Test in India) for the honorable courts.
You can give the samples for a Non Invasive Prenatal Paternity Test in India at our testing facility, go for a home collection or take the samples yourself using our DNA testing kit, available online.
There are other cases where a Paternity Test may be critical. Organ transplantation requires the living donor and the patient to be genetically related for the patient to receive a healthy organ. Organ Transplant DNA Test is mandatory in accordance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 2014. Here, we provide NABL-accredited Organ Transplant DNA Tests and provide Form-5 to the approval committee to facilitate the transplantation process.
For more information or to book a Prenatal Paternity DNA Test in India, call our executives at +91 8010177771 or +91 9266615552.
