What do people want to know about NIPT? Content analysis of questions emailed to national NIPT information websites

Prenat Diagn. 2017 Apr;37(4):412-415. doi: 10.1002/pd.5011. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Abstract

What's already known about this topic?

  1. Several countries, including the Netherlands, have implemented non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in their national prenatal screening program

  2. Access to relevant online health information is important as it increases informed decision making

What does this study add?
  1. Visitors of national NIPT websites mostly request more information about testing beyond the currently available NIPT: a broader range of disorders (such as monogenic disorders) and increasing target group eligibility (such as low‐risk or twin pregnancies)

© 2017 The Authors. Prenatal Diagnosis published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Consumer Health Information*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Maternal Serum Screening Tests / psychology*
  • National Health Programs
  • Pregnancy