Special considerations for minority participation in prenatal diagnosis.
Parents who use information from prenatal diagnosis in family planning may be faced with difficult decisions. For a variety of reasons, the communications and decision-making process may be substantially more complex and difficult if the parents are members of a minority group. Unless a number of special considerations are kept in mind when programs of prenatal diagnosis for minorities are developed, such programs may be more harmful than beneficial.
D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D010358:Patient Participation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States