Antenatal screening and informed choice: A cross-sectional survey of parents and professionals

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 596-602

  Skirton, Heather ^a   Barr, Owen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Informed choice; Midwives; Parents; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149407461     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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