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Summary The social side of Pregnancy and Antenatal Screening
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Theme 2: The Social Side of Pregnancy and the AntenatalScreening Programme
- Screening:
-A normal/negative screening test result means the person is at low risk of
having condition but doesn’t mean they won’t get it in the future
-Positive-higher risk of having the condition
Diagnostic test gives a definitive answer
Autonomy plays a big factor in screening tests; nobody is forced to get a
screening test it is done out of self-choice
In the UK there is 11 screening tests,3 antenatal screening programmes
are offered in the UK
Do the benefits outweigh the harms at a reasonable cost how does the UK
national screening society make that decision by using: the
Wilson-Junger Criteria:
-All these criteria should be met before a screening programme is rolled
out:
Prevention paradox:
, -The prevention paradox refers to a situation in public health where a
preventive measure that provides a significant benefit to the population
may offer little or no benefit to individuals at high risk.
- Theory was put forward by Rose in 1981
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3 Antenatal programmes offered in the UK:
-First is looking for inherited hemoglobinopathy sickle cell and thalassemia
-Second is looking for infectious diseases
-Third is looking for foetal anomalies
Foetal abnormalities can be broken down into chromosomal abnormalities
and 11 other physical conditions
Sickle Cell and Thalassemia:
-Inherited genetic disorders that affect the structure or production of
haemoglobin
-Screening involves a blood test-aims to identify pregnant people who are
genetic carriers
Antenatal diagnostic tests include the chronic villus sampling and
amniocentesis-carries a small risk of miscc
Early detection opportunity for counselling around the specific blood
disorder
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