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A PATIENT'S REACTION TO AMNIOCENTESIS

From the Family Practice Center, Youngstown Hospital Association, Youngstown, Ohio.

The waiting period for the results of amniocentesis is often an anxious time for the pregnant woman. There is a strong attachment to the unborn child because the pregnancy is quite advanced. Choosing termination of the pregnancy at this stage can be a very painful decision. Medical personnel can ease the pregnant woman's anxiety by modifying several aspects of the amniotic procedure and prenatal care. Forgoing the use of a doppler ultrasonography before 17 weeks of gestation, maintaining clinical detachment when doing a sonogram, and restricting genetic counseling by excluding remote possibilities will help lessen the pregnant woman's anxiety.

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