Grief

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Grief

Lara: Mae When I was asking Lara to write about her grieving experience she tried very hard to put it on paper, only to find a powerful writer’s block. When…

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Ending the pregnancy

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Ending the pregnancy

Eva Pajkrt and Liesbeth van Leeuwen Dilatation and evacuation Worldwide, together with aspiration, dilatation and evacuation (D&E) is still the most frequently used method of termination of pregnancy. There is…

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The iterative process of decision-making

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on The iterative process of decision-making

Karin E.M. Diderich Diagnosis, counseling, and decision-making This is the timeframe during which couples hear the (most likely) diagnosis and have to make the decision to terminate or continue the…

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The discovery

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on The discovery

Both Lara and Iris are Dutch. In the Netherlands, couples are legally allowed to terminate a pregnancy for fetal congenital abnormalities up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Lara : Mae…

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Addressing diversity in prenatal genetic counseling

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on Addressing diversity in prenatal genetic counseling

Introduction Because of their welfare and relatively economic and political stability, the postindustrial countries in the world are preferred by immigrants, which results in the increasing diversity of the population…

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Dealing with uncertainty in prenatal genomics

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What is uncertain in prenatal genomics? Most prospective parents enter into the screening and diagnostic process with the assumption that the information they receive will be clear-cut and straightforward. In…

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A flow from screening to diagnostics

Sep 21, 2024 by in PEDIATRICS Comments Off on A flow from screening to diagnostics

Denmark was one of the first countries in the world to introduce a universal and free-of-charge offer of combined first-trimester screening (CFTS) for chromosomal anomalies to all pregnant women. In…

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