Informed decision making regarding antenatal screening for fetal abnormality in the United Kingdom: A qualitative study of parents and professionals

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318-325

  Barr, Owen ^a   Skirton, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Down syndrome; Focus groups; Informed consent; Midwives; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTENATAL SCREENING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTENATAL SCREENING; DOWN SYNDROME; FOCUS GROUPS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDWIVES; PARENTS;

ADULT; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883790733     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12034     Document Type: Article

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