Journal article
The influence of risk estimates obtained from maternal serum screening on amniocentesis rates
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of Down syndrome risk estimates obtained from maternal serum screening (MSS) on women's choices regarding amniocentesis.
METHODS: Women who screened positive for Down syndrome by an Ontario MSS program between 1993 and 1998 were grouped on the basis of their risk estimate and ethnicity. Amniocentesis uptake rates between the groups were compared in order to determine how the MSS risk estimate influenced …
Authors
Mueller VM; Huang T; Summers AM; Winsor SHM
Journal
Prenatal Diagnosis, Vol. 25, No. 13, pp. 1253–1257
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
December 30, 2005
DOI
10.1002/pd.1321
ISSN
0197-3851