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Women’s Experiences of Publicly Funded Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) via fetal DNA in maternal blood has been publicly funded in Ontario, Canada, for high-risk women since 2014. We solicited women's experiences and values related to this new health technology to describe how this test is currently being used in Ontario and to provide information about patient priorities to inform future policy decisions about the use of NIPT. Guided by constructivist grounded theory …

Authors

Vanstone M; Yacoub K; Giacomini M; Hulan D; McDonald S

Journal

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 1069–1084

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

8 2015

DOI

10.1177/1049732315589745

ISSN

1049-7323