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Women's opinions on the offer and use of prenatal diagnosis
Author(s) -
Tymstra Tj.,
Bajema C.,
Beekhuis J. R.,
Mantingh A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970111203
Subject(s) - medicine , chorionic villus sampling , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , prenatal ultrasound , pregnancy , chorionic villi , gynecology , fetus , genetics , biology
We have studied the opinions and attitudes of women towards prenatal diagnosis (amnio‐centesis/chorionic villus sampling/ultrasound/serum AFP testing). A questionnaire was sent to 185 women who had had their first baby a few months before. The respondents have a strong positive attitude towards the diagnostic procedures, especially if treatable abnormalities can be detected. Younger women and women with a high level of education were less inclined to make use of prenatal diagnosis. If tests were made more widely available, this might lead to a significant increase in the use of prenatal diagnosis.