Polish women take advantage of the new opportunity to have prenatal tests. Since the beginning of the year, their number has increased by 25% compared to last year. Since June, prenatal tests are free for every pregnant woman. Previously, only elderly women, post-pregnancy women with disabilities or suspected disabilities had such a right. There are currently no signs to test.
The number of pregnant women who underwent prenatal diagnosis increased by 25 percent compared to last year.
– The 25 percent increase recorded by the ministry is a great achievement, – emphasizes prof. Ewa Wender-Ojegowska, national consultant in obstetrics and gynecology. – We observe an increase in the number of patients month by month, – adds Monika Gablankowska, a midwife at the Uiastek Medical Center in Krakow.
Since June, prenatal tests are free for every pregnant woman. – Every pregnant woman has the right to have health security for herself and her child, to have peace of mind, – emphasizes Izabela Leshchyna, Minister of Health, representative of the Civil Alliance.
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Previously, only elderly women, post-pregnancy women, with disabilities or suspected disabilities were eligible for free screening. There are currently no signs to test. – The only indication for prenatal diagnosis is to be pregnant, – emphasizes prof. Miroslav Wilgos from the State Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration of Warsaw, national consultant on perinatology. You should also request a doctor's referral for first and second trimester ultrasounds.
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“It's the standard of modern medicine.”
– This is a great progress in prenatal diagnosis, which should be available to all patients in the 21st century – says prof. Eva Wender-Ojegowska.
Some fetal defects can be repaired in the mother's womb. Others – after proper management of pregnancy and preparation for childbirth – immediately after. “The pediatrician who attends the birth knows who he is dealing with,” assures Dr. Slawomir Pivovarczyk, gynecologist at the Uiastek medical center in Krakow.
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Now there are more such knowledges. – We can discover more things that we have not discovered before, especially in this young population, – says prof. Eva Wender-Ojegowska. – In most cases prenatal tests show that everything is fine. In our country, in more than 95% of cases, such a situation is observed, – says prof. Miroslav Vilgosh.
Expenditure on prenatal diagnosis this year was about PLN 110 million. – The costs of these tests have increased by 30 percent, which is always a burden for the National Health Fund, but there are costs that cannot be saved – argues Izabela Leshchina.
– We have achieved a great leap of civilization. This is the standard of modern medicine, this is how modern healthcare systems work – says prof. Michal Radwan from Gameta infertility treatment clinic.
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