Anxiety in women with low maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening results |
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| Authors: | Dianne N. Abuelo MD Marita R. Hopmann Gail Barsel-Bowers Amy Goldstein |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Child Development Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.;2. Genetic Counseling Centers of the Rhode Island and Women and Infants Hospitals and Brown University Program in Medicine, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to measure anxiety in pregnant women who had low maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening test levels, received genetic counselling and chose to undergo amniocentesis for fetal chromosome analysis. Their anxiety levels were compared with the levels in women undergoing amniocentesis because of advanced maternal age. The results indicate a higher level of anxiety in women with low alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels. |
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| Keywords: | Anxiety Alpha-fetoprotein screening MSAFP Genetic counselling Down's syndrome screening |
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