title: Reassurance through prenatal diagnosis and willingness to bear children after age 35.
abstract: This study reports on a survey of 2,209 women age 25-45; most were married. Respondents were asked about their reproductive plans and whether prenatal reassurance might influence their reproductive intentions. For almost two-thirds of the age 35-45 respondents, either the woman or her husband had already chosen sterilization; of those able to bear children, but with uncertain plans, 25 per cent of 35-39 year olds and 12.8 per cent of 40-45 year olds indicated an increased willingness to have children if they were reassured that their baby had none of the birth defects detectable by amniocentesis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003625:Data Collection; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012306:Risk