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Risk perception, informed decision making and psychological well-being of pregnant women who are offered prenatal screening for congenital defects.

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In order to determine whether there is an increased risk of having a child with Down syndrome and/or neural tube defects, it is possible to perform prenatal screening. Maternal serumscreening or Triple test is performed in the second trimester, while the nuchal translucency or NT-test (combined with some serum markers) is performed in the first trimester of pregnancy. At present prenatal screening is not offered routinely and it is not clear whether the advantages of screening (e.g. reassurance of pregnant women, detection of a higher number of congenital defects) outweigh the disadvantages ( e.g. medicalization of pregnancies, misunderstanding of test results and anxiety of pregnant women). The present study aims to give insight into the psychosocial consequences of offering prenatal screening to pregnant women, and into their understanding of the test results, their risk perception and their decision making whether or not to undergo prenatal screening and/or invasive diagnostics. Two groups of women (stratified according to age) are offered one of the two screening tests by their midwive or gynaecologist. These groups and two control groups are asked to fill in questionnaires at five points in time.

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Projectnummer:
22000085
Looptijd: 100%
Looptijd: 100 %
1999
2005
Onderdeel van programma:
Projectleider en penvoerder:
Prof. dr. D.R.M. Timmermans
Verantwoordelijke organisatie:
Amsterdam UMC - locatie VUmc