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Overcoming number numbness in prenatal risk communication

21 Jun 2011

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OBJECTIVE: Efficient prenatal risk communication hinges upon parents' grasp of statistical information. When forming their subjective representation of a probability, pregnant women may focus on inappropriate factors and ignore the appropriate factors. METHOD: The present research investigates the subjective probability that pregnant women derive from statements of the form 'There is a 1 in X chance that the baby...

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PMID: 21692090
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2771

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