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Ultrasound is routinely used as a prenatal screening and diagnostic tool but haslimitations. Some anomalies in the developing fetal brain can be difficult to detect, andin utero MRI (iuMRI) is increasingly used as an adjunct to ultrasound. However,understandings of patient perspectives of iuMRI technology are still developing. Ourqualitative study of 41 mothers who experienced iuMRI was embedded in a diagnosticaccuracy trial, and aimed to inform policy recommendations that might stem from theclinical findings. Our analysis suggests that iuMRI is seen as useful, offering valuableadditional information, and helping women make decisions about care options at adifficult time. However, patients’ experiences demonstrated the uncertainty and anxietyassociated with the prenatal diagnosis (PND) process relating to brain anomaliesincluding the challenges of their embodied contributions. Our findings suggest morecould be done to reduce the impact on pregnant women during an already difficult,anxious period.
Author(s): Lie ML, Graham RH, Robson SC, Griffith PD
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Qualitative Health Research
Year: 2018
Volume: 28
Issue: 8
Pages: 1295-1307
Print publication date: 01/07/2018
Online publication date: 26/03/2018
Acceptance date: 14/02/2018
Date deposited: 15/02/2018
ISSN (print): 0021-9193
ISSN (electronic): 1098-5530
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318764390
DOI: 10.1177/1049732318764390
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