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Sociocultural differences in the impact of amniocentesis: an anthropological research report
1Anthropology Department, Graduate Faculty New School for Social Research, New York, NY 10003.
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
|April 1, 1993
Abstract:
This research report describes an anthropological study of the social impact and cultural meaning of prenatal diagnosis in New York City. Research parameters, findings and suggestions for designing future prenatal testing services are outlined. The ethnocultural and socioeconomic diversity of those whose lives are touched by prenatal genetic testing is stressed.