A meta-synthesis of pregnant women's decision-making processes with regard to antenatal screening for Down syndrome

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1561-1573

  Reid, Bernie ^a   Sinclair, Marlene ^a   Barr, Owen ^a   Dobbs, Frank ^a   Crealey, Grainne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Research Support Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Decision making; Down syndrome; Meta synthesis; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; MATERNAL SERUM; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549132706     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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