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AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 167-169Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2001.tb01202.x
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At their first hospital antenatal visit, 209 women were interviewed to explore their level of knowledge of Down syndrome and the available prenatal tests. Overall, the women had limited knowledge. Non-Caucasian women had less knowledge of Down syndrome, available prenatal tests and the association of Down syndrome with advanced maternal age than Caucasian women. Women with a history of a previous pregnancy and women over 35 years of age were not more aware of Down syndrome or the available tests than other women. These findings have significant implications for antenatal education and the implementation of screening programs for Down syndrome.
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