What Do Parents of Children with Down Syndrome Think about Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)?

NIPT-based screening for Down syndrome and beyond: what do pregnant women think?

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to study pregnant women's views on noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down syndrome and the potential to test for a broader range of conditions. METHODS An online questionnaire available on the Dutch pregnancy fair website was completed by 381 pregnant women. RESULTS Of the women, 51% expressed interest in having NIPT, including 33% of women who had de...

What Do Parents Think about Chromosomal Microarray Testing? A Qualitative Report from Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Background. Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA) is increasingly utilized to detect copy number variants among children and families affected with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, CMA is controversial due to possible ambiguous test findings, uncertain clinical implications, and other social and legal issues related to the test. Methods. Participants were parents of children with ASD r...

The Evolution of Prenatal Diagnosis from Invasive Procedures to Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)

Yuval Yaron1,2,*, and Rachel Michaelson-Cohen3,4 1Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Unit, Genetic Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 2Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel 3Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 4Medical Genetics Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of...

What do parents of children with dysphagia think about their MDT? A qualitative study

OBJECTIVES To seek the experiences and perspectives of parents caring for children with dysphagia, with emphasis on their experiences of working within their child's multidisciplinary team (MDT). SETTING This research was completed in community settings, within families' homes across the UK. PARTICIPANTS 14 families self-selected to participate in the study. Criteria specified that particip...

Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome