Health Navigation

Your results are the beginning of our partnership, not the end.

Whatever your child's results show, GeneSprout is with you — translating findings into plain language, helping you build a clear path forward for your child's health.

Guidance from parent professionals who have walked this path.

Reviewing genetic screening results means processing new information at a moment when you feel least equipped to do so. Having a caring expert to guide and support you can make a crucial difference.

GeneSprout's health navigation experts have walked the genetic diagnostic path themselves — as clinicians, as researchers, and as parents. They understand the questions families ask, and the emotions that come with them.

Every result includes next steps for your family, and no question is too small to ask.

Meet your expert

Sarah Gladstone, MD

Head of Health Navigation · GeneSprout

“Families don't just need medical expertise after a result — they need someone who understands the weight of what they are carrying.”
On what families need more after a finding of increased risk

Sarah is a pediatrician who has spent her career at the intersection of clinical medicine and rare disease advocacy — and a mother who has navigated a genetic diagnosis in her own family.

She leads GeneSprout's health navigation program because she knows firsthand what families need in that moment: not just medical expertise, but someone who genuinely understands the weight of what they are carrying.

What we provide

Support that meets you where you are.

Every family's situation is different. GeneSprout's health navigation support is designed to be as limited or as deep as your results and your needs require.

Plain-language results review

Your report is written to be understood by parents, not just clinicians. We translate findings into clear, jargon-free language — including what it means for your child today, and what it may mean over time.

Assessment based on your child's full picture

We review findings in the context of your child's symptoms, family history, and clinical presentation — with attention to the spectrum of a condition, its variability, and what it may or may not mean for your child and your unique situation.

Roadmap with personalized recommendations

We go beyond the report — reviewing current medical literature and expert opinions to give your family the most accurate, up-to-date understanding of your child's findings and what the research says about them.

Pediatrician and specialist coordination

We can communicate directly with your child's primary care provider — validating findings, providing clinical context, and helping to bridge the gap between your GeneSprout results and your child's ongoing care.

Common questions we help answer

The questions every parent deserves answers to.

When you speak with our navigation team, no question is too basic and no concern is too small. Here are some answers families most often want to know.

What does this mean for my child right now?

We start with today — your child's current health — before we discuss what a finding may mean over time. Most families find this is the most important question to answer first.
Is this inherited, or did it happen spontaneously?

Understanding where a finding comes from helps families make sense of it — and helps clarify implications for siblings, parents, and future family planning.
What does this mean for my child's siblings?

When a genetic finding has potential implications for other children in the family, we walk through what those implications are and whether additional screening makes sense.
What might change over time — and what's stable?

Some genetic conditions are static; others are progressive. We give honest, specific answers about the expected trajectory of any finding — including what research and current clinical experience tells us.
What research or treatments are being explored?

For conditions with active ongoing research, we connect families to current clinical trials, treatment protocols, and the scientists and clinicians working on them whenever possible — because today's outlook is not tomorrow's ceiling.
What doesn't need to happen yet?

As important as knowing what to do is knowing what does not need to happen right now. Our health navigation team can help families avoid preventable anxiety and unnecessary testing.

The feelings are part of it too.

Receiving a genetic finding of increased risk for your child — even information that is manageable, even information that changes nothing about today — can bring up a complicated mix of emotions. Relief. Concern. Grief for a future you'd imagined differently. Hope.

All of that is normal. Our navigation team is experienced in sitting with families at exactly this moment. They know that processing a result takes time, that the same questions come up again and again, and that parents may need to hear the same information in different ways before it settles.

Included with every test

Health navigation comes with every positive finding. We're here with you from first result to next step.

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Physician-led navigation
Personalized roadmap
Care team support
Monitoring as science evolves