Hilary Bowman-Smart
@hbowmansmart.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia. Applied ethics, bioethics, and a lot of things vaguely adjacent
I spoke with Miranda Rake for this article, where she explores her experiences with receiving uncertain results from prenatal testing, the impact on her mental health, & what it means for an era of prenatal screening where we have access to more & more information - much of it complex & uncertain.
Prenatal Testing Offers Pregnant Women More Information Than Ever — But No Support To Deal With It
I expected prenatal testing to give me the “all clear” on my pregnancy; I was not prepared for the murky answers to the questions I had asked.
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March 28, 2024 at 4:20 AM
I spoke with Miranda Rake for this article, where she explores her experiences with receiving uncertain results from prenatal testing, the impact on her mental health, & what it means for an era of prenatal screening where we have access to more & more information - much of it complex & uncertain.
New paper out with Ruth Horn & Adeline Perrot in BMC Medical Ethics! We compared how English and French professionals think about their values and practices when helping patients navigate decision-making around non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
Supporting patient decision-making in non-invasive prenatal testing: a comparative study of professional values and practices in England and France - BMC Medical Ethics
Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), which can screen for aneuploidies such as trisomy 21, is being implemented in several public healthcare systems across Europe. Comprehensive communicat...
bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com
March 25, 2024 at 11:18 PM
New paper out with Ruth Horn & Adeline Perrot in BMC Medical Ethics! We compared how English and French professionals think about their values and practices when helping patients navigate decision-making around non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).