title: Prenatal diagnosis in Sweden: organisation and current issues.
abstract: Invasive prenatal diagnosis was introduced in Sweden in the early 1970s and is an integral part of the public health care system. Funding is provided by taxation; the patient only pays a consultation fee. Genetic analyses on a broad range of cytogenetic and molecular disorders are performed at the 6 university-affiliated hospitals and in 1 county hospital. About 6% of all newborns have been cytogenetically screened during pregnancy, and about 90% of the analyses are performed after amniocentesis. The main indication is chromosome analysis because of advanced maternal age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kristoffersson
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013548:Sweden