Public Perspectives Around Prenatal Screening of Chromosomal Abnormalities: A Focus Group Study Comparing Metropolitan and Rural/Regional Areas in Australia
Our findings demonstrate different approaches are needed to improve understanding of NIPT (to ensure informed consent), and to improve access to NIPT for people living in rural/regional areas. The pre-test information needs to account for the range of perspectives observed across geographic locations.
Authors
- Amber Salisbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1557-5918)
- H. T. Winston
- Alison Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-9542)
- Sarah Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-6906)
- Kirsten Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0918-7540)
- Alexis Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5086-6112)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Dubbo Hospital (AU)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13935
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- University of Sydney