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Implementation challenges for an ethical introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ views from Lebanon and Quebec

Abstract

BackgroundThe clinical introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidies is currently transforming the landscape of prenatal screening in many countries. Since it is noninvasive, safe and allows the early detection of abnormalities, NIPT expanded rapidly and the test is currently commercially available in most of the world. As NIPT is being introduced globally, its clinical implementation should consider various challenges, …

Authors

Haidar H; Vanstone M; Laberge A-M; Bibeau G; Ghulmiyyah L; Ravitsky V

Journal

BMC Medical Ethics, Vol. 21, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2020

DOI

10.1186/s12910-020-0455-x

ISSN

1472-6939