Table 1 Items from the questionnaire completed by midwives about counseling on prenatal screening
Questions about taking the religious background of clients into account | |
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1. | Do you think you should take the religious background of pregnant women and their partners into account during counseling? (yes/no) |
2a. | Do you actually take the religious background of pregnant women and their partners into account during counseling? (yes/no) |
2b. | If you do not take the religious background into account, what are the reasons why you do not do this? (multiple answers possible, as well as open-ended) |
3a. | Do you counsel a pregnant Muslim woman differently to a pregnant non-Muslim woman? (yes/no) |
3b. | If you counsel in a different way, in what way do you counsel Muslim and non-Muslim differently? (open ended) |
Questions about preterm termination of pregnancy with regard to Islam | |
1. | What do you know about termination of pregnancy with regard to Islam? (four statements: true/false) |
2. | If a termination is allowed, until what gestational age is it permitted under Islam? (open ended or ‘don’t know’) |
3. | If you do know anything about termination and Islam, what are your sources? (multiple answers possible, as well as open-ended) |
4. | Do you need or are you interested in (more) education on religion with respect to prenatal screening? (yes/no) |