Anxiety in women with low maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein screening results
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Prenatal Diagnosis
- Vol. 11 (6) , 381-385
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.1970110607
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure anxiety in pregnant women who had low maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening test levels, received genetic counselling and chose to undergo amniocentesis for fetal chromosome analysis. Their anxiety levels were compared with the levels in women undergoing amniocentesis because of advanced maternal age. The results indicate a higher level of anxiety in women with low alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) levels.Keywords
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