Rachèl V. van Schendel|G. C. M. L. Page?Christiaens|Lean Beulen|Caterina Bilardo|Marjon A. de Boer|A. Coumans|Brigitte H. W. Faas|Irene M. van Langen|Klaske D. Lichtenbelt|Merel C. van Maarle|Merryn Macville|Dick Oepkes|Eva Pajkrt|Lidewij Henneman
Women's Experience with Non?Invasive Prenatal Testing and Emotional Well?being and Satisfaction after Test?Results
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc|University Medical Center Utrecht|Radboud University Medical Center|Radboud University Nijmegen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc|Maastricht University Medical Centre|Radboud University Medical Center|Radboud University Nijmegen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|University Medical Center Utrecht|Academic Medical Center|Maastricht University Medical Centre|Leiden University Medical Center|Academic Medical Center|Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc
abstract increasingly highrisk pregnant women opt noninvasive prenatal testing nipt instead invasive diagnostic testing since nipt less accurate invasive testing normal nipt result might leave women less reassured questionnaire study performed among pregnant women elevated risk fetal aneuploidy based firsttrimester combined test risk 1200 medical history offered nipt nationwide dutch trident study pre posttest questionnaires n 682 included measures experiences nipt procedure feelings reassurance anxiety statetrait anxiety inventory stai childrelated anxiety praqr satisfaction majority 961 glad offered nipt 685 perceived waiting time nipt results mean 15 days range 532 much long women normal nipt result felt reassured 809 somewhat reassured 157 levels anxiety childrelated anxiety significantly lower receiving normal nipt result compared moment intake p lt 0001 women inadequate health literacy medical history eg previous child trisomy experienced significantly higher posttestresult anxiety mean stai 316 300 respectively compared adequate health literacy 286 medical history 286 indicating women might benefit extra information andor guidance communicating nipt testresults introducing nipt alternative invasive testing led offer satisfied largely reassured highrisk pregnant women