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138,31 €This book aims to expand the awareness and understanding of the emotional sequelae of prenatal/preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal decision-making, pregnancy interruption for fetal anomaly, multifetal reduction for high-order multifetal pregnancies and preimplantation choices involving the selection of embryos. Featuring a multi-disciplinary approach, it examines prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis from medical, legal, ethical and psychosocial perspectives. Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis is an excellent resource for obstetricians, reproductive endocrinologists, clinical geneticists, genetic counselors and mental health professionals seeking to better support patients faced with difficult choices.
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- Serves as a guide for physicians and mental health professionals in supporting patients and their partners who are experiencing the emotional sequelae of prenatal diagnosis and screening
- Examines prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis from medical, legal, ethical and psychosocial perspectives
- Provides in-depth coverage of the issues related to pregnancy interruption for genetic and structural abnormalities and multi fetal reduction
Contents
PART I: MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE
1 Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing
2 Preimplantation Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing
3 Medical Reasons for Pregnancy Interruption: Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities
4 Medical Reasons for Pregnancy Interruption: Structural Abnormalities
5 Medical Reasons or Pregnancy Interruption: Fetal Reduction
6 Fetal Pain
7 Giving Bad and Ambiguous News
PART II: THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE
8 Legal Issues in Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
PART III: ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
9 Ethical Issues
10 Religious Traditions
11 Disability Perspectives
12 Feminist Perspectives on Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis
PART IV: PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
13 Critical Aspects of Decision-Making and Grieving After Diagnosis of Fetal Anomaly
14 Helping Patients Cope with Their Decisions
15 A Burden of Choice—The Ripple Effect: Parents’ Grief and the Role of Family and Friends
16 Postscript: A Patient’s Perspective
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