Impact of first-trimester anomaly scan on health-related quality of life and healthcare costs: a scoping review.
Carsten S PietersmaMelek RousianLobke MoolenaarEric A P SteegersAnnemarie G M G J MuldersPublished in: Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology (2024)
Women experience anxiety in anticipation of the FTAS result and following a reassuring FTAS result, anxiety returns to the baseline level. FTAS seems to be a reassuring experience. The included studies on costs showed the addition of FTAS is likely to increase the number of detected anomalies against an increase in healthcare costs per pregnancy.Review registration: PROSPERO CRD42016045190.