Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and pregnant women's views on good motherhood: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Women's views on responsible motherhood influence decision-making regarding participation in prenatal screening. Previous studies showed that the probabilistic nature of the first-trimester combined test and the potential requirement for subsequent invasive diagnostics serve as legitimate reasons for women to exclude prenatal screening from their moral responsibilities. These moral barriers might now be less relevant with the introduction of the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) resulting in women feeling a moral duty to use NIPT screening as part of responsible motherhood. This qualitative study explores the impact of NIPT on women's moral beliefs about the meaning of prenatal screening in relation to responsible motherhood. We performed semi-structured interviews with 29 pregnant women w

SUBMITTER: Garcia E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9177610 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature