Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis: pregnant women's interest and expected uptake
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Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis: pregnant women's interest and expected uptake.
OBJECTIVE To investigate pregnant women's level of future interest in noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) and what factors might affect expected uptake of this testing. METHOD Written questionnaires were administered to women in their third trimester. RESULTS One hundred fourteen women returned the questionnaire (80.9% response rate). Of these, 71.9% reported interest in NIPD, 22.7% were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prenatal Diagnosis
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0197-3851
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2888