Prenatal Diagnosis welcomes submissions in all aspects of prenatal screening and diagnosis with a particular focus on areas in which molecular biology and genetics interface with prenatal care and therapy, encompassing:

prenatal molecular genetics, including genome sequencing and the diagnosis of single gene disorders

fetal therapy

fetal and placental cell-free nucleic acids and cells in maternal blood and other fluids

fetal imaging in relation to congenital anomalies, genetic syndromes and fetal phenotyping

prenatal cytogenetics and cytogenomics

prenatal and preconceptional genetic screening and counseling 

fetal and placental transcriptome, proteome and metabolome studies

development and evaluation of laboratory services for prenatal testing

psychosocial, legal, ethical and economic aspects of prenatal testing and fetal treatments

fetal and placental development and pathology 

preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)

 

The overriding criteria for publication are scientific merit, originality, and interest to a multidisciplinary audience.