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  • Maternal serum screening for Down syndrome : a survey of pregnant women's views
    Paravić, Jadranka ...
    OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to assess women's self-reported awareness of Down syndrome before they became pregnant and after they were supposedly informed about screening. We investigated ... their understanding of the purpose of screening and what a high statistical risk for Down syndrome means, and if there was a high statistical risk whether they would undergo amniocentesis. METHODS: Pregnant women (n=274) ranging from 17 to 43 years of age, with different educational backgrounds, were surveyed by means of a questionnaire which was given to them immediately before blood samples were taken. RESULTS: Women without a college education were significantly less likely then those with a college education to be aware of Down syndrome prior to pregnancy. Many of them reported being unaware of it even after they had been counseled and tested. Women with a lower level of education were also significantly less likely to have a clear understanding of purpose of screening. Fewer than 0.7% of women who were tested said they were not prepared to undergo amniocentesis, and 47.1% said they would consider amniocentesis only after receiving the screening test result. CONCLUSION: Procedures for education women prior to maternal screening must be provided.
    Vir: Community genetics. - ISSN 1422-2795 (Letn. 2, št. 2/3, 1999, str. 109-112)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 1999
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 26881241

vir: Community genetics. - ISSN 1422-2795 (Letn. 2, št. 2/3, 1999, str. 109-112)
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