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A comparison of the impact of screen-positive results obtained from ultrasound and biochemical screening for Down syndrome in the first trimester: a pilot study by Martin J. N. Weinans; Loes Kooij; Moira A. Müller; Katia M. Bilardo; Jan M. M. van Lith; Tjeerd Tymstra is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Objective To compare the experiences of women who received a screen‐positive test result for Down syndrome after nuchal translucency screening or after biochemical screening in the first trimester of pregnancy in the Netherlands. ## Method Semi‐quantitative questionnaires were sent to 40 women with a screen‐positive test result for Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy: 20 had undergone nuchal translucency screening (NT group) and 20 had undergone serum screening (PAPP‐A and free beta‐hCG) (SS group). In all the cases, chorionic villus sampling (CVS) had not revealed any chromosomal abnormalities. ## Results The major reason for undergoing the screening test in both groups of women was to be more reassured about the health of the baby. In the NT group, 5 out of the 20 women stated that they had suddenly been confronted with the NT measurement during the ultrasound examination without even being asked, or had been caught by surprise about the possibility. Together with two other women, they felt that at that stage they had been insufficiently informed about what the test meant. In the SS group, two women also held this opinion. In 10 out of the 20 women in
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- Author
- Martin J. N. Weinans; Loes Kooij; Moira A. Müller; Katia M. Bilardo; Jan M. M. van Lith; Tjeerd Tymstra
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0197-3851)
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)