Non-invasive prenatal test uptake in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is increasingly being implemented worldwide. In public health programs, equitable access to healthcare is a fundamental principle which also applies to fetal aneuploidy screening. However, the out-of-pocket costs of NIPT may lead to sociodemographic disparities in uptake of screening. This study assessed whether there is a difference in the uptake of NIPT in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods compared to all other neighborhoods in the Netherlands, where NIPT is implemented in a national screening program (TRIDENT-2 study).

Method

NIPT uptake, postal code and age of 156,562 pregnant women who received pre-test counselling for prenatal screening in 2018 were retrieved from the national prenatal screening database. Posta

SUBMITTER: van der Meij KRM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291196 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature