Pregnant women's attitudes and decision-making regarding prenatal Down syndrome screening and diagnosis: scale development and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Down syndrome is a common chromosomal abnormality and prenatal screening can inform parents of the risk of their baby having Down syndrome. Little research has examined how decisions regarding both Down syndrome screening as well as diagnosis are made among women who are currently pregnant and how their decisions are influenced by their social contexts, specifically family and social media, using mixed methods. The study was to test the validity and reliability of a scale that measures pregnant women's attitudes and decision-making concerning prenatal Down syndrome screening and diagnosis in urban areas of Taiwan.

Methods

We developed an item pool based on a literature review and in-depth interviews with 30 pregnant women recruited at two district hospitals in urb

SUBMITTER: Huang WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature