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Routine pregnancy testing

Abstract:

According to Charles Essex 50 per cent of first trimester spontaneous abortions and one in 200 neonates have a chromosomal abnormality. This provides the rationale for the proliferation of routine pregnancy tests (RPT) which are an extension of the medical model of maternity care. The question I want to address is: Is this really in the best interests of either women or midwives?

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medical model of care, partnership between women and midwives, pregnancy and birth as normal processes, woman-centred model of care