Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Implementation in Japan: A Comparison with the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Taiwan.
Mayo TakahashiLe Khac LinhAhmad M SayedAtsuko ImotoMiho SatoKadek Agus Surya DilaNguyen Tien HuyKazuhiko MojiPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Pregnant women in Japan suffered from disparities in information access, economic burden, geographic location, and practice of NIPT guidelines between the certified and the non-certified facilities. Pregnant women-centered prenatal diagnosis policy, including NIPT, should be established in Japan by learning cases from other countries.