ArticleReproductive health2010
Parents' experiences of an abnormal ultrasound examination - vacillating between emotional confusion and sense of reality.
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- Psychological Impact of a Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease on Parents: Is It Time for Tailored Psychological Support?Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): Assessing patient satisfaction and socioemotional benefits in the hospital setting.PloS one · 2024Article
- 'And then there was silence': shaping practice through the experience of parents' emotions.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2023Article
- Outcomes of both complex and isolated cases of infants with large stomach on fetal ultrasound.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2021Article
- Uncertainty of Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Learning how to deliver bad and challenging news: Exploring the experience of trainee sonographers - A qualitative study.Ultrasound (Leeds, England) · 2020Article
- Impacts of variants of uncertain significance on parental perceptions of children after prenatal chromosome microarray testing.Prenatal diagnosis · 2018Article
- Severe Fetal Abnormality and Outcomes of Continued Pregnancies: A French Multicenter Retrospective Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Quality of Patient Information Websites About Congenital Heart Defects: Mixed-Methods Study of Perspectives Among Individuals With Experience of a Prenatal Diagnosis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2017Article
- When fetal hydronephrosis is suspected antenatally--a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Article
- Prenatal whole genome sequencing: just because we can, should we?The Hastings Center reportArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAn ultrasound examination is an important confirmation of the pregnancy and is accepted without reflection to any prenatal diagnostic aspects. An abnormal finding often comes unexpectedly and is a shock for the parents. The aim was to generate a theoretical understanding of parents' experiences of the situation when their fetus is found to have an abnormality at a routine ultrasound examination.
methodsSixteen parents, mothers and fathers, whose fetus had been diagnosed with an abnormality during an ultrasound scan in the second or third trimester, were interviewed. The study employed a grounded theory approach.
resultsThe core category vacillating between the emotional confusion and sense of reality is related to the main concern assessment of the diagnosis impact on the well-being of the fetus. Two other categories Entering uncertainty and Involved in an ongoing change and adaptation have each five sub-categories.
conclusionsParents are aware of that ultrasound examination is a tool for identifying abnormalities prenatally. The information about the abnormality initially results in broken expectations and anxiety. Parents become involved in ongoing change and adaptation. They need information about the ultrasound findings and the treatment without prolonged delay and in a suitable environment. The examiner who performs the ultrasound examination must be aware of how anxiety can be intensified by environmental factors. All parents should to be offered a professional person to give them support as a part of the routine management of this situation.
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