A qualitative investigation of the decision-making process of couples considering prenatal screening for Down syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Carroll, Fran E ^a   Owen Smith, Amanda ^a   Shaw, Alison ^a   Montgomery, Alan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Down syndrome; Fetal ultrasound; Maternal serum screening; OSCAR; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84857462796     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2901     Document Type: Article

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