%0 Journal Article
%T Variables Affecting the Decision Making to Uptake Prenatal Testing | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Anna Locatelli
%A Antonella Nespoli
%A Elisabetta Colciago
%A Perego Sofia
%A Simona Fumagalli
%J Welcome Note - Editor in Chief
%D 2018
%X The women¡¯s decision to uptake prenatal testing is complex, involving different factors. We conducted a Cross Sectional study to investigate variables influencing this choice, with particular attention to socio-demographic, obstetric history and midwifery care variables. Background: With the increased routinization of prenatal testing, there has been a corresponding attention to parents¡¯ decision-making. We are interested to explore those factors affecting the couple¡¯s choice to improve antenatal care and enable parents to be aware and to make an informed choice. Methods and findings: A sample of 448 consecutive women with a low-risk of having fetal abnormalities was interviewed to collect socio-demographic, obstetric history and antenatal care information. We identified that factors related to the use of non-invasive testing were: previous miscarriage, received antenatal counselling on prenatal testing, number of antenatal appointments and lack of maternal knowledge about prenatal testing. Regarding invasive prenatal testing factors increasing the use were: maternal age, single status and antenatal counselling.
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