title: Attribution of blame for a child's disability.
abstract: The availability of prenatal testing has implications for the attitudes of health professionals towards families with a child with a disability. Awareness of factors which negatively affect nurses' attitudes can aid in reducing the adverse behaviours that may result from them.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Studies, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009035:Mothers; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires