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Parental perceptions of genetic risk: correlation with choice of prenatal diagnostic procedures
Author(s) -
Evans M.I.,
Bottoms S.F.,
Critchfield G.C.,
Greb A.,
LaFerla J.J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90177-m
Subject(s) - medicine , amniocentesis , chorionic villus sampling , socioeconomic status , genetic counseling , advanced maternal age , perception , correlation , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , pregnancy , demography , population , environmental health , fetus , genetics , neuroscience , sociology , biology , geometry , mathematics
Determinants of patients' decisions to have prenatal diagnosis, and by which test (amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling), is not well understood. We have administered questionnaires to couples referred for genetic counseling and procedures for advanced maternal age and determined patients' responses, decisions, and attributable determinants of their choice. Differences in perception of risks between partners, and choice of procedure, correlated with socio‐economic, educational status and age.