Polish Women's Preferred Choices for Prenatal Screening

JOURNAL TITLE: Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Author
1. Miroslaw Wielgos
2. Michal Lipa
3. Anna Szczepkowska
4. Przemyslaw Kosinski
ISSN
0973-614X
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1648
Volume
14
Issue
3
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
    1. 1st Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, 1/3 Starynkiewicza Sq, 02-015 Warsaw, Poland
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    Abstract

    Prenatal screening is a dynamically developing branch of perinatal medicine. The multitude of possible options of prenatal testing enables more and more accurate diagnosis. Also, it makes prenatal counseling more difficult and challenging for physicians and may be incomprehensible for patients. There is no doubt prenatal screening should be offered to all pregnant women. There are a few scientific studies analyzing patients’ approach and attitude to prenatal screening. In Poland, a country considered conservative and Catholic, Polish women were asked in Kosinski et al. research study about their opinion and expectations towards prenatal diagnostic. As it turned out, almost all Polish women expect prenatal screening and would want to be informed about genetic and structural abnormalities. Over half of the women would consider termination of pregnancy if severe abnormality is detected. Willingness to be informed about genetic disorder and fetal abnormalities increases with maternal age and average household income and depends on severity of abnormality.

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