Whole-exome sequencing: A changing landscape of prenatal counseling

In this chapter, we describe how the field of prenatal counseling is changing under the influence of whole exome sequencing (WES). WES broadens the scope of prenatal diagnoses, entailing a shift from phenotype first to genotype first. For both HCP’s and parents, this implies a change in counseling, other demands for informed decision making and a challenge for dealing with results of uncertain meaning