People who influence women's decisions and preferred sources of information about prenatal testing for birth defects

Abstract

Given that both tested and untested women felt so strongly that they were responsible for their own decisions about prenatal testing, it is unlikely that universal acceptance and uptake will occur, even in this group of women of advanced maternal age. A support network of women who have already had testing could supplement existing sources of support. However, there continues to be a need for face-to-face sessions with a doctor or counsellor in combination with printed material.