Making use of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): rethinking issues of routinization and pressure [PDF]
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2021 Abstract First mapping the main ethical issues surrounding prenatal testing, we then analyze which concerns are specific to non-invasive methods. Presupposing the privatization premise for reproductive autonomy in fundamentally liberal societies, we go on to specify common concerns about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) covered by ...
Bettina Schöne-Seifert, Chiara Junker
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Facilitating informed choice about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of women's experiences. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2019 BackgroundNon-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can be used to accurately detect fetal chromosomal anomalies early in pregnancy by assessing cell-free fetal DNA present in maternal blood.
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Genetic counseling of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) trisomy 7-positive pregnancies
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & GynecologyTrisomy 7 is the most common observed type of rare autosomal trisomies (RATs) detected at expanded genome-wide non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Genetic counseling of NIPT trisomy 7-positive pregnancies remains to be not easy because the parents may ...
Chih-Ping Chen
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a better option for patients [PDF]
Molecular Cytogenetics, 2014 At present there are two methods to determine the chromosome health of unborn fetus in pregnant women. One is through maternal serum screening that is considered as simple but less sensitive method and the second options involves invasive methods like amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) for women who are found to be positive in maternal ...
Ashish Fauzdar
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Positive Attitudes towards Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) in a Swedish Cohort of 1,003 Pregnant Women. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2016 Objective The clinical utilization of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for identification of fetal aneuploidies is expanding worldwide. The aim of this study was to gain an increased understanding of pregnant women’s awareness, attitudes, preferences
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ISUOG Consensus Statement on the Impact of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) on Prenatal Ultrasound Practice [PDF]
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, 2014 n ...
Salomon, L. J +6 more
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Adoption of a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) in prenatal screening in Moscow: first results [PDF]
Russian Open Medical Journal, 2021 The objective — To assess the effectiveness of including NIPT in the structure of prenatal diagnostics in Moscow. Material and Methods — Totally 5,181 pregnancies undergoing screening for fetal trisomy using NIPT during the period from 01.04.2020 to 30.09.2020 in Russia. According to the results of biochemical blood test, the patients were divided into
А.С. Оленев +7 more
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): does the practice discriminate against persons with disabilities? [PDF]
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2021 Abstract The most well-known goal of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is still to determine whether or not a fetus has trisomy 21. Since women often terminate the pregnancy upon a positive result, there is concern that the use of NIPT contributes to discrimination against persons with disabilities.
Annette Dufner
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The implementation of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the Netherlands
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2021 Abstract In the Netherlands prenatal screening is offered as a mean to increase reproductive choices of couples. All women are counseled on the existing options by trained midwives. The government puts a great emphasis on informed choice and on womens’ opinions and reactions to screenings options. Since 2017 non-invasive prenatal testing
C. Bilardo
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): limitations on the way to become diagnosis [PDF]
Diagnosis, 2015 Abstract With the discovery of existing circulating cell-free fetal DNA (ccffDNA) in maternal plasma and the advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, there is substantial hope that prenatal diagnosis will become a predominately non-invasive process in the future.
Ioanna Kotsopoulou +3 more
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