Midwifery Education Program at Ryerson University in Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Women Birth. 2014 Jun;27(2):86-90. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Mar 18.
Informed choice is often lacking in women's decisions about prenatal screening.
The aim of this study is to evaluate how well midwives in Ontario, Canada are facilitating informed choice in this area.
An Internet-based survey was used to investigate 171 midwifery clients' knowledge, attitude towards and experience of prenatal genetic screening tests, and to determine the proportion of study participants who made an informed choice about prenatal screening.
All participants demonstrated adequate knowledge of prenatal screening. The vast majority (93.0%) of participants made an informed choice. Participants who chose to screen had lower knowledge scores than those who opted out of screening. Client satisfaction rates in regard to care received in this area ranged from 97% to 100%.
Results of this study suggest that Ontario midwives are effective in conveying information on prenatal genetic screening, contributing to high levels of client knowledge and satisfaction in comparison to similar studies in other jurisdictions.
在女性进行产前筛查的决策中，往往缺乏知情选择。
本研究旨在评估加拿大安大略省的助产士在这方面促进知情选择的程度。
本研究采用基于互联网的调查，调查了 171 名助产士客户对产前遗传筛查测试的知识、态度和经验，并确定了研究参与者中做出产前筛查知情选择的比例。
所有参与者对产前筛查都有足够的了解。绝大多数（93.0%）的参与者做出了知情选择。选择筛查的参与者的知识得分低于选择不筛查的参与者。在这方面接受的护理的客户满意度率从 97%到 100%不等。
本研究结果表明，安大略省的助产士在传达产前遗传筛查信息方面非常有效，与其他司法管辖区的类似研究相比，客户的知识水平和满意度都很高。
