Survey of second‐trimester maternal serum screening in <scp>J</scp>apan

Okuyama, Torayuki; Yotsumoto, Junko; Funato, Yumi

doi:10.1111/jog.12015

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“…This limited time may result in informing patients insufficiently (Okuyama et al . ). Therefore, research focusing on the reasons behind pregnant women's lack of knowledge is essential to adjust the health care provided accordingly.…”

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“…In the same study, it was also reported that the time spent with each patient explaining the screening process in more than half medical facilities was less than five minutes. This limited time may result in informing patients insufficiently (Okuyama et al 2013). Therefore, research focusing on the reasons behind pregnant women's lack of knowledge is essential to adjust the health care provided accordingly.…”

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Women's knowledge and use of prenatal screening tests

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Akyüz

Eroglu

et al. 2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Women's knowledge and use of prenatal screening tests

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Akyüz

Eroglu

et al. 2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…The Committee stated that physicians should not give information about or recommend MSM to pregnant women because the capacity for genetic counseling (GC) was insufficient 12 . Nevertheless, there were a few centers with GC facilities that provided MSM in Japan 13,14 . There is still no consensus on prenatal testing for twin pregnancies in Japan.…”

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“…12 Nevertheless, there were a few centers with GC facilities that provided MSM in Japan. 13 , 14 There is still no consensus on prenatal testing for twin pregnancies in Japan.…”

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Attitude changes toward prenatal testing among women with twin pregnancies after the introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing: A single‐center study in Japan

Ogawa

Hasuo

Yumiko

et al. 2021

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate changes in prenatal testing among women with twin pregnancies before and after the introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). To date, no consensus on prenatal testing for twin pregnancies has been reached in Japan. Methods: Women pregnant with twins who requested prenatal testing at Kyushu Medical Center from 2005 to 2018 were included in this study. Genetic counseling was provided to all participants. Their chosen methods of testing were collected and classified as invasive diagnosis (ID), noninvasive screening (NIS), and no test requested (NR). Parity, chorionicity, and methods of conception were assessed as attributes. The study period was divided into three terms according to testing availability in our center. Results: After NIPT was introduced in our center, the use of ID methods decreased and eventually disappeared while NIS came to the forefront. NR was also the preferred choice of women with twin pregnancies before the introduction of NIPT and decreased but did not disappear after introducing NIPT. Women with twin pregnancies who underwent assisted reproduction initially showed hesitation to undergo testing but showed a strong preference for NIS after the introduction of NIPT. Differences in choice according to parity, chorionicity, and methods of conception were found before the introduction of NIPT but disappeared after introducing NIPT. Conclusion: Increasing information about NIPT has apparently influenced the attitudes of women with twin pregnancies to prenatal testing in Japan. In particular, those who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies exhibited a strong preference for NIPT.

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“…In fact, many patients who underwent maternal blood screening for chromosomal abnormalities received inadequate genetic counseling. 4 The new technique of fetal cell-free DNA analysis may become the standard method in the near future. However, the procedure is currently in the developmental stage and requires careful evaluation in regard to ethics, the possibility of inadequate counseling, and the present suboptimal system for prenatal testing for genetic disorders.…”

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