Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 The Burden of Choice

This book aims to expand the awareness and understanding of the emotional sequelae of prenatal/preimplantation diagnosis, prenatal decision-making, pregnancy interruption for fetal anomaly, multifetal reduction for high-order multifetal pregnancies and preimplantation choices involving the selection of embryos. Featuring a multi-disciplinary approach, it examines prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis from medical, legal, ethical and psychosocial perspectives. Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis is an excellent resource for obstetricians, reproductive endocrinologists, clinical geneticists, genetic counselors and mental health professionals seeking to better support patients faced with difficult choices.

CONTENTS

PART I: MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE

1                                                                                                                                          Prenatal Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing

Marion S. Verp

2                                                                                                                                          Preimplantation Genetic Screening and Diagnostic Testing

Joe Leigh Simpson

3                                                                                                                                          Medical Reasons for Pregnancy Interruption: Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities

Jeffrey S. Dungan

4                                                                                                                                          Medical Reasons for Pregnancy Interruption: Structural Abnormalities

Lucas Otaño, César H. Meller, and Horacio A. Aiello

5                                                                                                                                          Medical Reasons or Pregnancy Interruption: Fetal Reduction

Mark I. Evans, Stephanie Andriole, Shara M. Evans, and David W. Britt

6                                                                                                                                          Fetal Pain

Stuart W. G. Derbyshire

7                                                                                                                                          Giving Bad and Ambiguous News

Joan G. Lalor

PART II: THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE

8                                                                                                                                          Legal Issues in Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Valerie Gutmann Koch

PART III: ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

9                                                                                                                                          Ethical Issues

Mary B. Mahowald

10                                                                                                                                      Religious Traditions

Rebecca Rae Anderson

11                                                                                                                                      Disability Perspectives

David Wasserman

12                                                                                                                                      Feminist Perspectives on Prenatal and Preimplantation Diagnosis

Deborah Blizzard

PART IV: PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE

13                                                                                                                                      Critical Aspects of Decision-Making and Grieving After Diagnosis of Fetal Anomaly

Judith L. M. McCoyd

14                                                                                                                                      Helping Patients Cope with Their Decisions

Joann Paley Galst

15                                                                                                                                      A Burden of Choice—The Ripple Effect: Parents’ Grief and the Role of Family and Friends

Julie Bindeman

16                                                                                                                                      Postscript: A Patient’s Perspective

Katherine Burns

Joann Paley Galst, PhD, New York, NY, USA 

Marion S. Verp, MD, Evanston, IL, USA.

Serves as a guide for physicians and mental health professionals in supporting patients and their partners who are experiencing the emotional sequelae of prenatal diagnosis and screening

Examines prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis from medical, legal, ethical and psychosocial perspectives

Provides in-depth coverage of the issues related to pregnancy interruption for genetic and structural abnormalities and multi fetal reduction

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras