Prenatal diagnosis
Subtitle: background and impact on individuals.
Contributors: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
Series: Volume 12 of the Research studies.; Research studies (Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies) ;; v. 12.
Publisher: Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Ottawa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
Subjects: Prenatal diagnosis -- Canada.; Fetus -- Diseases -- Canada -- Diagnosis.; Obstetrics -- Canada -- Diagnosis.; Attitude to Health.; Fetal Diseases -- diagnosis.; Prenatal Diagnosis.; Prenatal Diagnosis -- utilization -- Canada.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in French under title: Le diagnostic prénatal, aperçu de la question et des personnes en cause.
Table of contents: title: The history and evolution of prenatal diagnosis / Ian Ferguson MacKay and F. Clarke Fraser; title: Risk assessment of prenatal diagnostic techniques / RCNRT Staff; title: A survey of research on post-natal medical and psychological effects of prenatal diagnosis on offspring / Julie Beck; title: A demographic and geographic analysis of the users of prenatal diagnostic services in Canada / Patrick M. MacLeod, et al.; title: Perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of prenatal diagnosis: a Winnipeg study of women over 35 / Karen R. Grant; title: Manitoba voices: a qualitative study of women's experiences with technology in pregnancy / Sari Tudiver; title: A review of views critical of prenatal diagnosis and its impact on attitudes toward persons with disabilities / Joanne Milner; title: Parental reaction and adaptability to the prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease leading to pregnancy termination / Louis Dallaire and Gilles Lortie.