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to explore midwives' perceptions of their role as facilitators of informed choice in antenatal screening.qualitative.community midwives, Yorkshire and Humber region, UK.community midwives offering antenatal screening (n=15).semi-structured interviews analysed using Thematic Analysis.to facilitate informed choice, midwives highlighted both the importance and challenges of engaging in discussion with...
Informed choice is internationally recognised and accepted as an important aspect of ethical healthcare. In the UK, NHS antenatal screening policies state that their primary aim is to facilitate reproductive informed choices. These policies, implemented within a multiethnic population, are largely guided by the ethical principle of autonomy. This study was carried out in 2009 in the UK and used Q-methodology...
antenatal screening for fetal abnormalities is now offered to all pregnant women in many countries in Europe. Previous studies have shown that women and their partners may not make informed choices about screening.to investigate knowledge of screening in both prospective parents and professionals offering screening in England, and to identify the ways in which pregnant women and their partners could...
Building upon the results of an observational study, this clinical trial aimed to test the hypothesis that conducting antenatal Down syndrome screening (DSS) at the same time as other tests result in higher rates of informed choice to accept DSS, than when it is conducted separately from other tests.The trial used a cluster-randomised controlled design, with informed choice as the outcome measure...
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