Concerns of Pregnant Women in "Prenatal Screening/Diagnosis" Practice and Termination of Pregnancy.
Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol
; 224(3): 136-142, 2020 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-32157675
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the reasons for decision-making and concerns of patients in the field of prenatal screening, invasive prenatal diagnostic testing (IPDT), and termination of pregnancy (TOP). STUDYDESIGN:
This questionnaire-based study consisted of 107 pregnant women who were referred for prenatal screening to the Hacettepe University Hospital. The questionnaire given to patients was prepared from scratch since there is no standard set of questions measuring patients' feelings and concerns regarding prenatal screening/diagnosis, IPDT, and TOP.RESULTS:
Our questionnaire results showed that it is possible to classify decision-making factors into 6 groups psychological, social, fear, religious/faith, support, and trust. The majority of patients were undecided (48.6%) about IPDT if prenatal screening test results were risky. Only 23.4% of patients were willing to accept IPDT. On the other hand, 55.1% of patients were not willing to undergo TOP if the fetal karyotyping results were abnormal. Religious factors seem to be important in refusing IPDT and TOP.CONCLUSION:
Physicians should re-evaluate their practice in the field of prenatal screening and diagnosis in light of the high refusal rates of IPDT and TOP. Understanding factors influencing women's decision-making processes provides insight for service providers to help women at high risk of having foetal anomalies to make better-informed choices.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Diagnóstico Prenatal
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Aborto Inducido
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Aborto Terapéutico
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Mujeres Embarazadas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol
Asunto de la revista:
PERINATOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía