Information following a diagnosis of congenital heart defect: experiences among parents to prenatally diagnosed children.

Prenatal screening of pregnant women in Sweden has improved the detection of major congenital heart defects (CHD). The aim was to explore parental experiences and need for information following a prenatal diagnosis of CHD.Semi-structured interviews conducted with six fathers and five mothers to seve...

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Main Authors: Tommy Carlsson, Gunnar Bergman, Ulla Melander Marttala, Barbro Wadensten, Elisabet Mattsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4333226?pdf=render