| Literature DB >> 28798887 |
Nagwa E A Gaboon1,2, Khadijah H Bakur1,3, Alaa Y Edrees3, Jumana Y Al-Aama1,3.
Abstract
This study was aimed at assessing the attitude of health care professionals in Jeddah city toward prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP). A cross-sectional study was conducted, and the participants completed a self-administered questionnaire. Approximately 82% of participants showed a consistent trend of accepting PND when appropriate, and 47.5% of the respondents were in favor of TOP if the fetus had a severe disease. Compared with men (69.3%), a significantly greater number of women (88%) accepted to have PND. The most acceptable prenatal diagnostic tests in the study were invasive techniques as most of the participants thought that noninvasive tests were nonspecific.Entities:
Keywords: invasive procedures; noninvasive procedures; prenatal diagnosis; termination of pregnancy
Year: 2017 PMID: 28798887 PMCID: PMC5550012 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600131
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Genet ISSN: 2146-460X