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Risk, age and pregnancy : a case study of prenatal genetic screening and testing / Bob Heyman and Mette Henriksen ; consulting editor, Jo Campling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heyman, Bob.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic screening.
- Prenatal diagnosis.
- Pregnancy--Complications.
- Pregnancy.
- Pregnancy in middle age.
- Physical Description:
- x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- "Risk, Age and Pregnancy" provides an in-depth case study of the operation of a prenatal genetic screening and testing system. The authors integrate observational, qualitative interview and survey data, exploring the perspectives of pregnant women, hospital doctors and midwives, and the communication between women and the hospital doctors who advise them. The book offers insights relevant to those concerned with the rapidly growing field of genetic risk management.
- Contents:
- 1 The Constitution of Down's Syndrome as a Risk Entity 37
- 2 Age and Pregnancy 59
- 3 The Offer of Genetic Screening/Testing 96
- 4 Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests I: Values and Probabilities 115
- 5 Women's Decisions about Genetic Tests II: Time Management and Outcomes 145
- 6 The Hospital Consultation I: The Pre-test Risk of Genetic Abnormalities 166
- 7 The Hospital Consultation II: Risk and Genetic Screening/Testing 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 033373940X
- OCLC:
- 45446246
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