Participation in Maternal Marker Screening for Down Syndrome: Contribution of the Information Delivered to the Decision-Making Process

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Seror ◽  
Nathalie Costet ◽  
Ségolène Aymé
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Decision Making Process

scholarly journals Termination of pregnancy following a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: A qualitative study of the decision-making process of pregnant couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 1228-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stina Lou ◽  
Kathrine Carstensen ◽  
Olav Bjørn Petersen ◽  
Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen ◽  
Lone Hvidman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Prenatal Diagnosis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Termination Of Pregnancy ◽  
Decision Making Process

A qualitative investigation of the decision-making process of couples considering prenatal screening for Down syndrome

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fran E. Carroll ◽  
Amanda Owen-Smith ◽  
Alison Shaw ◽  
Alan A. Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Prenatal Screening ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Qualitative Investigation

Termination of pregnancy following a Down Syndrome diagnosis: decision-making process and influential factors in a Muslim but secular country, Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu Adiyaman ◽  
Bahar Konuralp Atakul ◽  
Melda Kuyucu ◽  
Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim ◽  
Halil Gursoy Pala
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Chromosome Analysis ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Termination Of Pregnancy ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Maternal Characteristics

AbstractShort CommunicationsThis study aims to present the termination of pregnancy (TOP) rates and elucidate the decision-making process following a prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 21 in Turkey.Objectives and MethodsThis retrospective single-center study was conducted with 146 pregnant women between January 2016 and December 2019 in a tertiary hospital. Data on maternal characteristics, sonographic findings, indications for chromosome analysis, and educational, religious, and economic factors that can influence the parental decision process were collected.ResultsThe TOP rate of Down syndrome (DS) in our center was 78.8%. We concluded that maternal age, earlier diagnosis, indication for chromosome analysis, and previous pregnancies had no effect on the TOP decision. On the other hand, not having a minor or a major sonographic sign, employed mothers, middle- and high-income families, and families having a secondary or higher education tended to terminate the pregnancy affected by DS at statistically higher rates.ConclusionsThere are many studies worldwide investigating the TOP preferences for DS. However, there is limited data about TOP rates and influential factors affecting the decision-making process in Muslim countries. This study contributes by clarifying the factors in the decision-making process and elucidating perspectives about TOP in a Muslim country with a unique status: Turkey.

AAC Decision-Making and Mobile Technology: Points to Ponder

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Abbott ◽  
Debby McBride
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Ipod Touch ◽  
Feature Match

The purpose of this article is to outline a decision-making process and highlight which portions of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation process deserve special attention when deciding which features are required for a communication system in order to provide optimal benefit for the user. The clinician then will be able to use a feature-match approach as part of the decision-making process to determine whether mobile technology or a dedicated device is the best choice for communication. The term mobile technology will be used to describe off-the-shelf, commercially available, tablet-style devices like an iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad®, and Android® or Windows® tablet.

Women in Power and Decision making Positions : Conditions and Restraints

1970 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
Azza Charara Baydoun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Slow Progress

Women today are considered to be outside the political and administrative power structures and their participation in the decision-making process is non-existent. As far as their participation in the political life is concerned they are still on the margins. The existence of patriarchal society in Lebanon as well as the absence of governmental policies and procedures that aim at helping women and enhancing their political participation has made it very difficult for women to be accepted as leaders and to be granted votes in elections (UNIFEM, 2002).This above quote is taken from a report that was prepared to assess the progress made regarding the status of Lebanese women both on the social and governmental levels in light of the Beijing Platform for Action – the name given to the provisions of the Fourth Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. The above quote describes the slow progress achieved by Lebanese women in view of the ambitious goal that requires that the proportion of women occupying administrative or political positions in Lebanon should reach 30 percent of thetotal by the year 2005!

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