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Sumski, Deirdre. Patient survey on prenatal testing for fetal genetic conditions and traits. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-rrw1-xx35

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TitlePatient survey on prenatal testing for fetal genetic conditions and traits
NameSumski, Deirdre (author); Askidnaze, Elena (chair); Joines, Jessica (co-chair); Khan, Shama (co-chair); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2020
Other Date2020-05 (degree)
SubjectGenetic counseling, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Extent1 online resource (v, 45 pages)
DescriptionOur aim was to assess patient opinions on prenatal genetic testing to determine which health risks, physical traits, and genetic conditions patients are interested in learning about their unborn child. We analyzed factors such as religion, education, and familiarity with disability to assess whether these influence patient preferences on fetal testing and termination of pregnancy due to a diagnosis. We categorized conditions as benign, mild, moderate and severe. We found that patients were highly motivated to learn about a range of fetal conditions including benign, mild, moderate, and severe conditions via non-invasive testing. However, they were generally only interested in follow up diagnostic fetal testing for severe fetal indications. We found that patients who did not indicate a religious affiliation were 7.5 times more likely to consider/pursue termination due to a fetal indication than those individuals with a religious affiliation. A patient’s level of education and familiarity with disability were not significant factors in determining preferences for prenatal testing and termination for fetal indications. For adult onset conditions, patients were highly motivated for fetal screening using non-invasive technology, but were less inclined to pursue follow up diagnostic testing and significantly less likely to pursue termination, if a fetus was confirmed to be at risk. This raises an ethnical consideration on whether prospective parents have the right to have this information for adult onset conditions. Our data shows some interesting insight into the type of information prospective parents may be interested in learning about their unborn child.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD graduate
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-rrw1-xx35
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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