Antenatal screening for aneuploidy--surveying the current situation and planning for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in New Zealand.

Eastwood, A; Webster, D; Taylor, J; Mckay, R; McEwen, A; Sullivan, J; Pope-Couston, R; Stone, P

Antenatal screening for aneuploidy--surveying the current situation and planning for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in New Zealand.

Eastwood, A Webster, D Taylor, J Mckay, R McEwen, A

Sullivan, J Pope-Couston, R Stone, P

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Citation:: N Z Med J, 2016, 129, (1429), pp. 57-63
Issue Date:: 2016-01-29

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dc.contributor.author	Eastwood, A
dc.contributor.author	Webster, D
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, J
dc.contributor.author	Mckay, R
dc.contributor.author	McEwen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8705-1190
dc.contributor.author	Sullivan, J
dc.contributor.author	Pope-Couston, R
dc.contributor.author	Stone, P
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-14T06:09:08Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-14T06:09:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016-01-29
dc.identifier.citation	N Z Med J, 2016, 129, (1429), pp. 57-63
dc.identifier.issn	0028-8446
dc.identifier.issn	1175-8716
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/156262
dc.description.abstract	AIMS: To gauge clinical opinion about the current system and possible changes as well as providing a forum for education about Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT). METHODS: A series of workshops for doctors and midwives, supported by the National Screening Unit of the Ministry of Health and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, were held in the main centres of New Zealand. Following a brief education session, a structured evaluation of current screening and future possibilities was undertaken by questionnaire. RESULTS: One hundred and eight maternity carers participated in 5 workshops. Over 40% identified barriers to current screening. More than 60% would support NIPT in the first trimester. The majority of carers provided their own counselling support for women. CONCLUSIONS: The survey has shown general enthusiasm for the introduction of publically funded NIPT into prenatal screening in New Zealand. Barriers to utilisation of the current system have been identified and enhancements to screening performance with guidelines around conditions to be screened for would be supported.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	N Z Med J
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Aneuploidy
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude of Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Biomarkers
dc.subject.mesh	Chromosome Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Serum Screening Tests
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy Trimester, First
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Ultrasonography, Prenatal
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Chromosome Disorders
dc.subject.mesh	Aneuploidy
dc.subject.mesh	Ultrasonography, Prenatal
dc.subject.mesh	Attitude of Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy Trimester, First
dc.subject.mesh	New Zealand
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Serum Screening Tests
dc.subject.mesh	Biomarkers
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	Antenatal screening for aneuploidy--surveying the current situation and planning for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in New Zealand.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	129
utslib.location.activity	New Zealand
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Genetic Counselling
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-04-14T06:09:07Z
pubs.issue	1429
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	129
utslib.citation.issue	1429

Abstract:

AIMS: To gauge clinical opinion about the current system and possible changes as well as providing a forum for education about Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT). METHODS: A series of workshops for doctors and midwives, supported by the National Screening Unit of the Ministry of Health and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, were held in the main centres of New Zealand. Following a brief education session, a structured evaluation of current screening and future possibilities was undertaken by questionnaire. RESULTS: One hundred and eight maternity carers participated in 5 workshops. Over 40% identified barriers to current screening. More than 60% would support NIPT in the first trimester. The majority of carers provided their own counselling support for women. CONCLUSIONS: The survey has shown general enthusiasm for the introduction of publically funded NIPT into prenatal screening in New Zealand. Barriers to utilisation of the current system have been identified and enhancements to screening performance with guidelines around conditions to be screened for would be supported.

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