Psychological effects of prenatal diagnosis
β Scribed by Brunner, Elizabeth
- Book ID
- 122357828
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 335
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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Women undergoing prenatal diagnosis (PND) for psychological reasons constitute a considerable proportion (10-20 per cent) of tests carried out on pregnant women. In these cases, the couple is below the lower limit for parental age, and there is no increased genetic risk. The aim of the present study