Table 1.

Items from the questionnaire completed by midwives about counseling on prenatal screening

Questions about taking the religious background of clients into account
1.	Do you think you should take the religious background of pregnant women and their partners into account during counseling? (yes/no)
2a.	Do you actually take the religious background of pregnant women and their partners into account during counseling? (yes/no)
2b.	If you do not take the religious background into account, what are the reasons why you do not do this? (multiple answers possible, as well as open-ended)
3a.	Do you counsel a pregnant Muslim woman differently to a pregnant non-Muslim woman? (yes/no)
3b.	If you counsel in a different way, in what way do you counsel Muslim and non-Muslim differently? (open ended)
Questions about preterm termination of pregnancy with regard to Islam
1.	What do you know about termination of pregnancy with regard to Islam? (four statements: true/false)
2.	If a termination is allowed, until what gestational age is it permitted under Islam? (open ended or ‘don’t know’)
3.	If you do know anything about termination and Islam, what are your sources? (multiple answers possible, as well as open-ended)
4.	Do you need or are you interested in (more) education on religion with respect to prenatal screening? (yes/no)