Experiences of parents with a child with Down syndrome in Pakistan and their views on termination of pregnancy

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-114

  Ahmed, Shenaz ^a   Bryant, Louise D ^a   Ahmed, Mushtaq ^b   Jafri, Hussain ^c   Raashid, Yasmin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Genetech Laboratory   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abortion; Down syndrome; Islam; Pakistan; Parents; Religion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 84872380795     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-012-0124-y     Document Type: Article

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