Healthcare professionals' perspectives on and experiences with non-invasive prenatal testing: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing integration of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) into antenatal practice and public healthcare systems globally raises both significant challenges in standardising service delivery and important ethical questions around routinisation and reproductive autonomy. This systematic review aims to synthesise existing primary empirical research on healthcare professionals' views on and experiences with NIPT.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted across four major databases in September 2023 and repeated in December 2024. Studies that reported findings from primary empirical research, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research were included.

Results

Searches returned 65 eligible articles, spanning 38 countries and 1 special

SUBMITTER: Warton C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003526 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature