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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"prenatal diagnostic"”.
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Women’s decision making process regarding prenatal diagnostic testing
… of pregnant women in the uptake of invasive diagnostic tests - amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) – and taking into account the latest emergence of a Noninvasive Prenatal Testing, NIPT, the primary goal of this study was to explore factors that influence women’s decision to …
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I carry you in my heart : facing an incurable prenatal diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis has given doctors the ability to predict problems before a child is even born. But what happens when the information gleaned from these tests is that the child is fatally sick? Doctors call these "futile" pregnancies. The increasing sophistication and prevalence of prenatal …
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A rhetorical analysis of patient decision aids for genetic testing: Scientific knowledge, embodiment, and problematic integration in biomedicine
… two sample sets: genetic testing for cancer and prenatal diagnostic genetic testing. I develop a rhetorical framework that includes elements of deliberation, epideixis, scientific knowledge, and embodied knowledge. I incorporate into these elements the theory of problematic integration, which …
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Effect of Anchoring On Perceived Amniocentesis Related Miscarriage Risk Within A Latina Population
… defect. Amniocentesis, the most common type of prenatal diagnostic test, is used to detect chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome. Amniocentesis is associated with a risk of complications that can lead to a miscarriage, which is typically quoted to be between 1 in 300 and 1 in 500. …
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First Trimester Screening and Its Impact On Uptake of Diagnostic Testing
… it cannot replace the conclusive accuracy of prenatal diagnostic testing (PDT). Since FTS has been available, a decrease in the number of women who pursue PDT has been observed. This study sought to determine if there has been a significant change in the amount of PDT performed in our clinics, …
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Impact of prenatal screening on future resource utilization in pregnancy
… Gynaecologists of Canada first recommended that prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy be offered to all pregnant women. This is an important change in clinical obstetrics as previously these services had only been routinely offered to women who would be 35 or older at the time of delivery; …
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Efficacy of Genetic Testing Methodologies for Prenatal Detection of Skeletal Anomalies and Craniosynostosis Syndromes
<p>Prenatal ultrasound findings suggestive of skeletal dysplasia often have a wide differential with over 450 skeletal dysplasia syndromes described to date. Specific phenotypic features on ultrasound provide guidance, though we noted in this study that molecular testing is most informative in …
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Die psychosoziale Stellung von Eltern behinderter Kinder im Zeitalter der Pränataldiagnostik
Die raschen Fortschritte der medizinischen, insbesondere der genetischen Diagnostik sind für Eltern von Kindern mit Behinderung Fluch und Segen zugleich: Einerseits stellt Unsicherheit hinsichtlich der Ursache der Behinderung für Eltern eine massive Belastung dar, die den Coping-Prozess wesentlich …