Clinician views and experiences of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening tests in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) is being increasingly used by expectant parents. Much provision of this test in Australia is occurring in clinical settings where specialised genetic counselling is unavailable, such as general practice. Potential psychosocial consequences from this kind of prenatal genetic screening remain largely unexplored.

Aims

To explore clinicians' experiences with NIPS for aneuploidy, their perspectives of the benefits and harms of NIPS, clinicians' information needs, and their perceptions of the needs of expectant parents.

Materials and methods

Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 17 health professionals (clinical geneticists, obstetricians, genetic counsellors and general practitioners) who request and counsel for NIPS

SUBMITTER: McKinn S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature