Prenatal misdiagnosis can happen in a number of ways. Prenatal care providers may fail to recognize clear signs of a genetic condition early in pregnancy. Appropriate screening tests may not have been offered early in pregnancy to rule out the possibility of a genetic defect. Elevated risk factors which put a woman at increased risk for having a child with a genetic condition may have gone unrecognized. When screening tests are appropriately offered, it is also possible for the results to be misinterpreted or for a provider/team to fail to deliver abnormal results in a timely or accurate manner.