Informed choice and routinization of the second-trimester anomaly scan: a national cohort study in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2007 all pregnant women in the Netherlands are offered the second-trimester anomaly scan (SAS) in a nationwide prenatal screening program. This study aims to assess the level of informed choice of women opting for the SAS and to evaluate the presence of routinization 16 years after its implementation. It further explores decisional conflict and women's decision making.

Methods

This prospective national survey study consisted of an online questionnaire which was completed after prenatal counseling and before undergoing the SAS. Informed choice was measured by the adapted multidimensional measure of informed choice (MMIC) and was defined in case women were classified as value-consistent, if their decision for the SAS was deliberated and made with sufficient kn

SUBMITTER: Lust EER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10521538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature