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What do people want to know about NIPT? Content analysis of questions emailed to national NIPT information websites
Author(s) -
Tamminga Saskia,
Dussen Laura,
Verweij E. J. Joanne,
Boer Marjon A.,
Cornel Martina C.,
Henneman Lidewij
Publication year - 2017
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.5011
Subject(s) - prenatal screening , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , family medicine , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology
What's already known about this topic? Several countries, including the Netherlands, have implemented non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in their national prenatal screening program Access to relevant online health information is important as it increases informed decision making What does this study add? Visitors of national NIPT websites mostly request more information about testing beyond the currently available NIPT: a broader range of disorders (such as monogenic disorders) and increasing target group eligibility (such as low‐risk or twin pregnancies) © 2017 The Authors. Prenatal Diagnosis published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.