ReviewJournal of genetic counseling2016
Balancing Genetics (Science) and Counseling (Art) in Prenatal Chromosomal Microarray Testing.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Qualitative Study of Parental Decision-Making Following a Prenatal Diagnosis of Turner Syndrome: "How Serious Is This?"Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- Global Recommendations for the Use of Diagnostic Genomic Sequencing in the Prenatal Setting on Behalf of the ESHG and ISPD.Prenatal diagnosis · 2026Article
- Global recommendations for the use of diagnostic genomic sequencing in the prenatal setting on behalf of the ESHG and ISPD.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Article
- Trust As the Foundation for Informed Decision-Making in Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of parents' experiences with receiving a prenatal diagnosis of confined placental mosaicism - "We had nothing to rely on, you know?"Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- Making Sense of a Prenatal Detection of Trisomy 16 Mosaicism in the Placenta: A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Women's Decision Making.Prenatal diagnosis · 2025Article
- A Person-Centered Approach to Cardiovascular Genetic Testing.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2020Review
- Receiving a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome by phone: a qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant couples.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Danish Sonographers' Experiences of the Introduction of "Moderate Risk" in Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome.Journal of pregnancy · 2018Article
- Expert Knowledge Influences Decision-Making for Couples Receiving Positive Prenatal Chromosomal Microarray Testing Results.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2017Article
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Abstract
Genetic counselors frequently are called upon to assist patients in understanding the implications of prenatal testing information for their pregnancies and their family's lives. The introduction of highly sensitive testing such as chromosomal microarray has generated additional kinds of uncertainty into the prenatal period. Counselors may feel uncomfortable or inadequately prepared to engage in discussions with prospective parents who are faced with making critical, and timely, decisions about a pregnancy based on uncertain information. As highly sensitive prenatal testing becomes routine in prenatal care, counselors may be in search of approaches to prenatal counseling, as well as specific skills to approach, engage with, and help families find resolution in such challenging circumstances. To assist genetic counselors, we describe practice skills and provide language for approaching conversations with prospective parents. When clinicians regularly provide care to patients and families making life-altering decisions under conditions of significant uncertainty, discomfort is common and compassion fatigue is likely. We make recommendations directly to the genetic counselor working in reproductive and perinatal settings to enhance training and self-care and to decrease discomfort in balancing the scientific- and art- demands of genetic counseling.
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