Patient attitudes toward prenatal diagnostic testing during antenatal care in an urban population

• Published in: Prenatal diagnosis 2021-06, Vol.41 (7), p.888-895
• Main Authors: Igel, Catherine M., Rabin‐Havt, Sara, Estrada Trejo, Fatima, Doulaveris, Georgios, Eisenberg, Ruth, Fazzari, Melissa, Klugman, Susan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Chromosome aberrations; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnostic systems; Diagnostic tests; Female; Fetuses; Genetic counseling; Genetic screening; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Medical diagnosis; Noninvasive Prenatal Testing - methods; Noninvasive Prenatal Testing - standards; Noninvasive Prenatal Testing - statistics & numerical data; Polls & surveys; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women - psychology; Prenatal Care - methods; Prenatal Care - standards; Prospective Studies; Risk management; Risk perception; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Urban populations
• ISSN: 0197-3851; 1097-0223
• DOI: 10.1002/pd.5899

Objective Investigate factors that influence the decision to accept or decline diagnostic testing for pregnant women referred for genetic counseling. Methods Cross sectional anonymous survey of pregnant women undergoing genetic counseling at a tertiary care referral center. Subjects' perceived risk of procedure related loss and fetal chromosomal problem were obtained via survey where patients rated risk from 0 (no risk) to 10 (highest risk). Results There were no differences in sociodemographic factors between women undergoing a diagnostic procedure compared to those not undergoing a procedure. As the perceived risk for having a baby with genetic problem increased by one point, the estimated odds of having the diagnostic procedure increased by 43% controlling for the perceived risk of procedure related loss (p