Antenatal testing and the subsequent birth of a child with Down syndrome: A phenomenological study of parents experiences

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-94

  Sooben, Roja D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antenatal screening; diagnostic testing; Down syndrome; informed choice; lived experiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTROSPECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; ORIENTATION; PARENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 78651231388     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629510381944     Document Type: Article

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