[Prenatal diagnosis: perceptions of women concerning their pregnancies].
After a pregnancy with a normal outcome what are women's perception and knowledge of prenatal tests performances? A survey was carried out during 1990, in the Bouches-du-Rhône area, on a representative sample of French speaking women who had just delivered a normal liveborn. The participation rate was 80% and the mean maternal age was 28.9. On average, 5 (4.7-5.1) prenatal ultrasound scans were carried out per pregnancy and 93% of the women thought that the main interest of this exam performed during the 4-5th month of pregnancy was to confirm that the foetus was normal; only 9% answered that when the scan was normal one could be sure that the fetus was normal. Among those responding, 87% were informed about the existence and the goal of amniocentesis: media were the first source of information about the test in 42%. The level of education was the major determinant of women's knowledge and this factor should be taken into account by the practitioner during the prenatal surveillance.
Julian-Reynier
C
C
INSERM U242, Centre de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital d'Enfants de la Timone, Marseille.
Macquart-Moulin
G
G
Aurran
Y
Y
Chabal
F
F
Aymé
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D008423:Maternal Age; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
Diagnostic prénatal: connaissances des femmes à l'issue de leur grossesse.