Pregnant women are satisfied with the information they receive about prenatal diagnosis, but are their decisions well informed?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1128-1132

  Ferm Widlund, Kjerstin ^a,b   Gunnarsson, Cecilia ^a   Nordin, Karin ^c,d   Hansson, Mats G ^e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Autonomy; Information process; Informed decision; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDWIFE; PERSONAL NEEDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDWIFERY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 70350675980     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340903144246     Document Type: Article

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