Prenatal testing for high-risk women
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Factors influencing decision-making concerning prenatal testing among high-risk pregnant women.
IRAS ID
200217
Contact name
Georgina M. Hosang
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Goldsmiths, University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 14 days
Research summary
Factors influencing decision-making concerning prenatal testing among high-risk pregnant women.\nHigh-risk pregnancies are considered to be those that the risk of the fetus having trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) trisomy 18 or trisomy 13 is at least 1/100. In order to reach a final diagnosis regarding whether the fetus is developing normally or not, women with high-risk pregnancies are offered two options: the invasive test (Chorionic villus sampling) or the non-invasive test (blood test). Each of these options includes both advantages and disadvantages.\n\nThis study aims to investigate how socio-demographic, psychological (anxiety and depression levels) and pregnancy-related factors that may influence women’s prenatal testing decision. \n\nParticipants will be high-risk pregnant women, attending King’s College Hospital. Participants will complete 4 questionnaires. These questionnaires will collect information on the participants socio-demographic background, their pregnancy (including issues that they are concerned about and how much it affects them), anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms. The whole procedure will take 25 minutes.\nThe study is estimated to last 5 months (April 2016-August 2016) and will be used for a dissertation undertaken on MSc in Foundations in Clinical Psychology and Health Services, at Goldsmiths, University of London, thus the project has not be supported by grant funding.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NW/0410
Date of REC Opinion
16 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion