Inger Wätterbjörk

Decision‐making process of prenatal screening described by pregnant women and their partners

Pregnant women are often faced with having to decide about prenatal screening for Downs syndrome. However, the decision to participate in or refrain from prenatal screening can be seen as an important decision not only for the pregnant woman but also for both the partners.

Reasons for declining extended information visit on prenatal screening among pregnant women and their partners

A two‐step model on information on prenatal screening consists of brief information at the first visit at the Maternal Health Care Centre and an offer of extended information at a separate visit. There is a lack of knowledge why some pregnant women and their partners refrain from the extended information visit. The aim of this study was to explore their reasons.