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Article: Cultural factors impact amniocentesis decision: prospective study suggested.(Obstetrics)
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- OB GYN News
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- February 1, 2004
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LOS ANGELES -- Social, cultural, and demographic factors seem to exert a stronger influence than numeric risk on a woman's decision to undergo amniocentesis following ultrasound and a maternal serum screen positive for Down syndrome, according to a retrospective study tracking records of nearly 6,000 California women.
Women most likely to undergo amniocentesis after a positive expanded alpha fetoprotein (AFP) screen were non-Hispanic, aged 29-36 years, childless or primiparous, with no history of previous pregnancy loss, Kristin M. Borsack explained during the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics.
No correlation was found between a ...