Background Many children with life-threatening conditions who would have died at birth are
now surviving months to years longer than previously expected. Understanding how parents …

Antenatal screening has become standard practice in many countries. However, not all
pregnant women choose to be tested. In the UK, the incidence of some birth defects is found …

Objectives To investigate socioeconomic inequalities in outcome of pregnancy and neonatal
mortality associated with congenital anomalies. Design Retrospective population based …

We previously reported that prenatal diagnosis of malformations is associated with
increased parental psychological distress after birth compared to distress in parents with …

OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to explore factors influencing the decision to
continue or terminate pregnancy due to detection of fetal malformation following ultrasound …

Objective To investigate whether the introduction of non‐invasive pre‐natal testing for
Down's syndrome (DS) has the potential to undermine informed choice. Participants Three …

The objective of this study was to identify variables that may influence the decision to
terminate or continue a pregnancy affected by a chromosome abnormality. We performed a …

Informed choice is internationally recognised and accepted as an important aspect of ethical
healthcare. In the UK, NHS antenatal screening policies state that their primary aim is to …

Background This study focused on decision-making on terminating pregnancy for Arab
Muslim women in Israel who were pregnant with fetuses diagnosed with congenital …

In the United States, prenatal genetic testing (PGT) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is
currently available via clinical genetic services. Such testing may inform parents about their …