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Making decisions about screening :
Thinking about screening and what it is for
Special reasons for wanting screening
Reasons for not having some or all screening
Discussing screening choices with your partner
Attitudes to disability and termination
Information for making decisions

Experiences of screening :
Nuchal scan (low risk results)
Nuchal scan (being told something may be wrong)
Early dating scans
18-20 week scan (low risk results)
18-20 week scan (being told something may be wrong)
Blood test screening
Understanding screening test results

Having further tests and getting results :
Deciding whether to have further diagnostic tests
Having further tests and waiting for results
Getting diagnostic test results
Thoughts, discussions and info after diagnosis

Deciding to continue with the pregnancy :
Making the decision to continue with the pregnancy
What the rest of pregnancy and birth was like
Feelings about screening looking back

Deciding to end the pregnancy :
Making the decision to end the pregnancy
The experience of ending a pregnancy
Feelings and reflections afterwards
Views on screening & feelings in later pregnancies

When screening does not detect a condition :
Learning after birth that the baby has a condition
How it has affected parents' views about screening

Living with disabilities or a chronic condition :
Living with a child with a long term condition

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Antenatal Screening

Publication date: January 2005 Last update: August 2010

Review date: August 2012

Antenatal screening tests during pregnancy can check the health of the baby. We interviewed 37 women and 8 couples about their experiences of antenatal screening for various conditions. Select from the key topics below, choose from the full list of topics, or explore all the interviews.

Understanding screening test results

Deciding whether to have further diagnostic tests

Thoughts, discussions and info after diagnosis

Making the decision to continue with the pregnancy

Making the decision to end the pregnancy

Living with a child with a long term condition

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