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Table 4 Importance of Information about Different Conditions: Very Important or Extremely Important responses

From: Decision-making for prenatal genetic screening: how will pregnant women navigate a growing number of aneuploidy and carrier screening options?

Condition Type

N (%)

(N = 201)

Childhood onset - Death soon after birth

176 (88.0%)

Childhood onset - Death first year of life

178 (89.0%)

Childhood onset - Mild impact on child’s QoL

138 (69.0%)

Childhood onset - Moderate impact on child’s QoL

157 (78.9%)

Childhood onset – Severe impact on child’s QoL

178 (89.0%)

Childhood onset - Impact on QoL unknown

146 (73.4%)

Adult onset condition

121 (60.5%)