Inequalities in the reported offer and uptake of antenatal screening

Socio-demographic disparities in the uptake of prenatal screening and diagnosis in Western Australia

“…26 Similar socio-economic disparities have also been reported in the UK. 22,25 In our study, Aboriginal Australians and other ethnic minority groups were also less likely to access screening compared to Caucasian Australians. Disparity in prenatal testing uptake for different ethnic groups has also been shown in the UK 23,25 and USA.…”

“…8,11,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] A previous Australian study on the uptake of prenatal diagnostic testing in the absence of a screening programme reported lower uptake in rural women, women with three or more children and among Asian women. Higher uptake was observed for those women who gave birth in private hospitals, a surrogate indicator of higher socio-economic status.…”

Public health interventions in midwifery: a systematic review of systematic reviews

“…Logic models display relationships between the core elements (context; inputs; outputs and outcomes) and the basic concept is to read from left to right, following a sequence of reasoning. An example of this is provision of education and information about screening in the antenatal period; an aspect of care where inequalities are known to occur [62]. The context in this example refers to the cultural, political, social circumstances in which the provision of screening is situated.…”

Exploring the perspective of midwives involved in offering serum screening for Down’s syndrome in Northern Ireland

“…Midwives reported insight into the difficult decisions women have to make in relation to screening, however the opportunity to facilitate choice and support women was not maximised. The uptake of prenatal screening is lower in NI (26–28%, Alderdice et al. 2008) than in the UK (67%, NSC (National Screening Committee) 2006) and other countries such as France; 67%Khoshnood et al.…”