The emergence and global spread of noninvasive prenatal testing

V Ravitsky, MC Roy, H Haidar… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Since its introduction in 2011, noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has spread rapidly around
the world. It carries numerous benefits but also raises challenges, often related to …

Providing balanced information about options in patient decision aids: an update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards

RW Martin, S Brogård Andersen… - Medical Decision …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The objective of this International Patient Decision Aids Standard (IPDAS)
review is to update and synthesize theoretical and empirical evidence on how balanced …

Decision-making process about prenatal genetic screening: how deeply do moms-to-be want to know from Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?

S Oliveri, G Ongaro, I Cutica, G Menicucci… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Prenatal information may be obtained through invasive diagnostic procedures
and non-invasive screening procedures. Several psychological factors are involved in the …

Awareness of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Congo: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional study

DM Nkamba, G Wembodinga, P Bernard… - BMC women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Poor awareness of obstetric danger signs is a major contributing factor to
delays in seeking obstetric care and hence to high maternal mortality and morbidity …

Demographic assessment of Down syndrome: a systematic review

A Huete-García, M Otaola-Barranquero - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study is to assess the evidence about the demographic transformation
of the Down Syndrome population, with a specific focus on prenatal testing, and to identify …

Experiences of non‐invasive prenatal screening: A survey study

P Cornell, T Armstrong, R Fyfe… - Australian and New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background: In Australia, using non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to screen for fetal
abnormalities is becoming more commonplace. However, there is a lack of standardised …

Development and acceptability of a decision aid for chronic insomnia considering discontinuation of benzodiazepine hypnotics

Y Aoki, Y Takaesu, M Suzuki, I Okajima… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To describe the development and acceptability of a decision aid (DA) for chronic
insomnia considering discontinuation of benzodiazepine (BZD) and benzodiazepine …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and quality of mobile apps containing prenatal genetic testing information: systematic app store search and assessment

KL Wu, R Alegria, J Gonzalez, H Hu… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Prenatal genetic testing is an essential part of routine prenatal care. Yet,
obstetricians often lack the time to provide comprehensive prenatal genetic testing …

Pregnant Hispanic women's views and knowledge of prenatal genetic testing

RL Page, C Murphey, Y Aras… - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnant Hispanic women are underserved with their needs for genetic counseling, despite
birth defects remaining the leading cause of infant death in the United States. We present …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding taiwanese women's decisional experiences regarding prenatal screening procedures and diagnostics: A phenomenological study

MM Chen, BH Cheng - Asian Nursing Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This study sought to understand Taiwanese women's decisional experiences
regarding prenatal screening procedures and diagnostics. Methods A hermeneutic …