Hemoglobinopathies are common inherited disorders in Saudi Arabia. Prenatal diagnosis
for such diseases is specific and sensitive but not yet implemented in Saudi Arabia. Saudis …

The aim of the study was to describe the opinion of pregnant women who had accepted or
declined an alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) test, not only on AFP screening in general, but also on …

Even in areas where prenatal diagnostic testing is offered at no cost to women over a certain
age, uptake of testing is not complete. We have studied the factors that affect uptake in …

Few studies have been published on the attitudes of people with physical disabilities toward
genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis. Articles in the lay press and social science …

More than 10 years after a chromosomal anomaly screening programme was set up in
France for pregnant women of advanced age, amniocentesis is still a controversial issue …

Little is known about factors determining which families utilize genetic counseling services.
We conducted semistructured interviews with parents of four children born with cystic fibrosis …

A follow up study of a cohort of 280 Down's syndrome (DS) fetuses was initiated in order to
estimate the percentage of terminations of pregnancy, the prevalence at birth, the survival of …

Aims and objectives To determine awareness, use and attitudes of T urkish women towards
prenatal screening tests (PST) for D own syndrome (DS). Background The technology of …

The prevention of genetic diseases through prenatal diagnosis depends to a large extent on
the awareness and acceptance of available methods by the public. A national survey was …

Objective: To assess mothers' knowledge of screening tests for trisomy 21. Study Design:
Interview of all women who had recently delivered a healthy child and were present in 15 …