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Patient attitudes toward prenatal diagnostic testing during antenatal care in an urban population
Author(s) -
Igel Catherine M.,
RabinHavt Sara,
Estrada Trejo Fatima,
Doulaveris Georgios,
Eisenberg Ruth,
Fazzari Melissa,
Klugman Susan
Publication year - 2021
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.5899
Subject(s) - prenatal care , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , population , diagnostic test , pregnancy , obstetrics , family medicine , pediatrics , fetus , environmental health , genetics , biology
Objective Investigate factors that influence the decision to accept or decline diagnostic testing for pregnant women referred for genetic counseling. Methods Cross sectional anonymous survey of pregnant women undergoing genetic counseling at a tertiary care referral center. Subjects' perceived risk of procedure related loss and fetal chromosomal problem were obtained via survey where patients rated risk from 0 (no risk) to 10 (highest risk). Results There were no differences in sociodemographic factors between women undergoing a diagnostic procedure compared to those not undergoing a procedure. As the perceived risk for having a baby with genetic problem increased by one point, the estimated odds of having the diagnostic procedure increased by 43% controlling for the perceived risk of procedure related loss ( p < .0001). Similarly, as the perceived risk of miscarriage increased by one point, the odds of having the diagnostic procedure decreased by 40%, controlling for the perceived risk of having a baby with a genetic problem ( p < .0001). The main reason women cited for not undergoing a procedure was fear of procedure related loss. Conclusions Pregnant women that decline diagnostic testing have a higher perceived risk of procedure related loss and lower perceived risk of fetal chromosomal abnormality than those who accept.