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. 2019 Aug 8;20:56. doi: 10.1186/s12910-019-0393-7

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Parents who experienced prenatal diagnosis of lethal, life-limiting, or severely debilitating disorder following prenatal screening
Studies examining or considering in any manner parents’ decision-making and the factors influencing their decision following the diagnosis of a lethal, life-limiting, or severely debilitating disorder, prior to termination or birth

Decisions relating to:

Pre-implantation genetic screening

Acceptance of screening

Type of termination

Choices after termination of pregnancy

Choices following birth of child

Studies which used qualitative methods for data collection and analysis Studies which captured only quantitative data or used quantitative analysis
Studies written in any language
Primary research Book reviews, opinion pieces, conference posters or abstracts, literature reviews.