Termination of pregnancy following a Down Syndrome diagnosis: decision-making process and influential factors in a Muslim but secular country, Turkey.

Duygu AdiyamanBahar Konuralp AtakulMelda KuyucuAlkim Gulsah Sahingoz YildirimHalil Gursoy Pala

Published in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2020)

There are many studies worldwide investigating the TOP preferences for DS. However, there is limited data about TOP rates and influential factors affecting the decision-making process in Muslim countries. This study contributes by clarifying the factors in the decision-making process and elucidating perspectives about TOP in a Muslim country with a unique status: Turkey.

Keyphrases

decision making
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
deep learning