Preferences for prenatal tests for Down syndrome: an international comparison of the views of pregnant women and health professionals.

ABSTRACT: Non-invasive prenatal testing is increasingly available worldwide and stakeholder viewpoints are essential to guide implementation. Here we compare the preferences of women and health professionals from nine different countries towards attributes of non-invasive and invasive prenatal tests for Down syndrome. A discrete choice experiment was used to obtain participants' stated preference for prenatal tests that varied according to four attributes: accuracy, time of test, risk of miscarriage, and type of information. Pregnant women and health professionals were recruited from Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. A total of 2666 women's and 1245 health professionals' questionnaires were included in the analysis. Differences in

SUBMITTER: Hill M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5070900 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature