ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
Development and evaluation of training resources to prepare health professionals for counselling pregnant women about non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome: a mixed methods study.
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- Facilitating informed choice about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of women's experiences.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
- Perspectives of Pregnant People and Clinicians on Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-synthesis.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2019Pooled it
- Patients' perspectives on prenatal screening results that suggest maternal cancer: A qualitative analysis.Prenatal diagnosis · 2023Trial
- Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Biomarker in Pregnancy: From Genetic Disorders to Obstetric Complications.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Down Syndrome in British Maternity Care: Mothers' Experiences of Prenatal Testing and Receiving a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- Maternity care professionals' views on good counselling for prenatal anomaly screening: a qualitative inquiry.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): Reliability, Challenges, and Future Directions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Identification of Clinician Training Techniques as an Implementation Strategy to Improve Maternal Health: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Nationwide implementation of the non-invasive prenatal test: Evaluation of a blended learning program for counselors.PloS one · 2022Article
- Effect of education and attitude on health professionals' knowledge on prenatal screening.European journal of midwifery · 2020Article
- Access to Genetic Counselors in the Southern United States.Journal of personalized medicine · 2019Article
- Limits to the scope of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): an analysis of the international ethical framework for prenatal screening and an interview study with Dutch professionals.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Offering non-invasive prenatal testing as part of routine clinical service. Can high levels of informed choice be maintained?Prenatal diagnosis · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe availability of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidies is expanding rapidly throughout the world. Training health professionals to offer NIPT in a way that supports informed choice is essential for implementation. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a training package for health professionals to support the introduction of NIPT into clinical practice.
methodsTraining on NIPT was offered to health professionals, primarily midwives, involved in Down syndrome screening and testing in eight hospitals located in England and Scotland as part of a research study evaluating the implementation of NIPT in the UK National Health Service. Training was evaluated using a mixed methods approach that included quantitative questionnaires at three time points and post-training qualitative interviews. The questionnaires measured confidence, self-perceived knowledge and actual knowledge about NIPT for Down syndrome. Interviews explored opinions about the training and experiences of offering NIPT.
resultsThe training provided to the health professionals was found to positively impact on their confidence in discussing NIPT with women in their clinic, and both their perceived and actual knowledge and understanding of NIPT was improved. Knowledge remained weak in four areas; cell-free fetal DNA levels increase with gestation; turnaround time for NIPT results; cell-free fetal DNA is placental in origin; and NIPT false positive rate.
conclusionsTraining materials, including a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation and written factsheet on NIPT, have been developed and evaluated for use in educating midwives and supporting the introduction of NIPT. Implementation of training should include a greater focus on the areas where knowledge remained low. Some groups of midwives will need additional training or support to optimise their confidence in discussing NIPT with women.
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