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Informed choice of pregnant women in prenatal screening tests for Down’s syndrome

28 Apr 2006

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BACKGROUND: Although maternal serum screening (MSS) for Down's syndrome has become routinely available in most obstetric clinics in many countries, few studies have addressed the reasons why women agree to undergo the MSS test. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to describe the circumstances in which MSS was offered to pregnant women and their reasons for undertaking it. METHODS: Participant observation and...

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PMID: 16648277
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.012385

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