A woman has come to the clinic for her first prenatal visit after becoming pregnant for the first time. She asks the nurse about age guidelines for genetic counseling and prenatal testing. The nurse informs the patient that genetic counseling and prenatal testing should be performed for all pregnant women in which age group?

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Women who are 35 years of age or older have an increasing chance of giving birth to infants with chromosomal differences, including an extra or missing chromosome. For this reason, genetic counseling and prenatal testing are recommended for all pregnant women above this age.

A Woman Has Come to the Clinic for Her First