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The speed and development of prenatal diagnosis techniques has been little short of explosive (De Crespigny and Savulescu, 2002 ).
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Introduction The speed and development of prenatal diagnosis techniques has been little short of explosive (De Crespigny and Savulescu, 2002 ). The importance of psychological and psychotherapeutic help for women and couples following the prenatal diagnosis of a malformation is clearly mentioned in the literature (Leither et al, 2002). Following the introduction of the alpha-feta protein screening for neural tube defects in the 1970's, low alpha-feta protein level for Downs Syndrome in the 1980's, multiple markers seen on ultrasound in the 1990's there is now, after the millennium, combined ultrasound and biochemistry for a more precise risk identification. These developments have radically changed the approach towards optimizing the sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values of screening (Evans et al 2002). The choice of words used to describe a condition or to inform women about the level of risk of an adverse event occurring may significantly affect how that...
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