title: Parental perceptions of genetic risk: correlation with choice of prenatal diagnostic procedures.
abstract: Determinants of patients' decisions to have prenatal diagnosis, and by which test (amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling), is not well understood. We have administered questionnaires to couples referred for genetic counseling and procedures for advanced maternal age and determined patients' responses, decisions, and attributable determinants of their choice. Differences in perception of risks between partners, and choice of procedure, correlated with socioeconomic, educational status and age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Bottoms
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Critchfield
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greb
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: LaFerla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D008824:Michigan; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires