After dreaming of starting a family her whole life, Victoria Glass was delighted when she learned that she’s expecting. Like many pregnant women, she underwent a genetic test to learn more about her baby’s health—but she had no idea it would actually lead to her own shocking diagnosis.

Glass, 28, found out that she’s pregnant in March, at around four weeks gestation. It was a moment she’d imagined in her head for so long, and it was finally a reality.

By May, when Glass was 10 weeks pregnant, she did a blood test known as non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). The purpose is to screen the fetus for certain chromosomal conditions, congenital abnormalities, and also to find out the gender.

“What I didn’t know at the time is that it can also give a crucial look into the mother’s health,” Gl

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