Objectives This umbrella review aimed to summarize evidence on pregnant persons and/or
their birth partners' experiences and expectations of SDM during pregnancy and childbirth …

Background In most countries of the world the only basis for considering a termination of
pregnancy is for medical reasons. Depending on the circumstances and determinants of …

The script of parenting shifts when parents learn of their child's Down syndrome diagnosis.
To build a theory of the diagnostic experience and early family sense-making process, we …

Objectives: Some genetic causes of heterotaxy have been identified in a small number of
heterotaxy familial cases or animal models. However, knowledge on the genetic causes of …

Objective To explore the prenatal trajectory and the experiences of mothers of a child with
Down syndrome (DS) at the time of receiving information or test results when participating in …

Aims and objectives To explore women's emotional responses throughout the process of
terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons. Background Making the choice to terminate a …

Background The detection of an abnormality during prenatal screening implies that the
parents are informed about possible treatment and management of the pregnancy, birth, and …

The scope of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) could expand in the future to include
detailed analysis of the fetal genome. This will allow for the testing for virtually any trait with a …

Women's views on responsible motherhood influence decision-making regarding
participation in prenatal screening. Previous studies showed that the probabilistic nature of …

Background To date, investigations of quality of life (QoL) in children with Down syndrome
(DS) are rather limited. The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine QoL in children …