The value of non-invasive prenatal testing: preferences of Canadian pregnant women, their partners, and health professionals regarding NIPT use and access.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
; 19(1): 22, 2019 Jan 10.
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| ID: mdl-30630440
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Canadian policies regarding the implementation and public coverage of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) are heterogeneous and shifting, with NIPT being publicly covered for high-risk pregnancies in some provinces, but not others. Such a diverse and evolving policy landscape provides fertile ground for examining the preferences of pregnant women, their partners, and health professionals regarding the implementation and coverage of NIPT by the public healthcare system, as well as the factors influencing their preferences, which is what the present study does.METHODS:
In this paper, we report the results of three-large scale Canadian surveys, in which 882 pregnant women, 395 partners of pregnant women, and 184 healthcare professionals participated.RESULTS:
The paper focuses on preferences regarding how and when NIPT should be used, as well as the factors influencing these preferences, and how coverage for NIPT should be provided. These are correlated with respondents' levels of knowledge about Down syndrome and testing technologies and with their stated intended use of NIPT results.CONCLUSION:
Salient is the marked difference between the preferences of prospective parents and those of healthcare professionals, which has potential implications for Canadian policy regarding NIPT implementation and insurance coverage.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Diagnóstico Prenatal
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Síndrome de Down
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Mujeres Embarazadas
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Prioridad del Paciente
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Síndrome de la Trisomía 13
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Síndrome de la Trisomía 18
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Ácidos Nucleicos Libres de Células
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Asunto de la revista:
OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá