Attitudes of Saudi parents with a deaf child towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of Muslim parents from Saudi Arabia with a deaf child towards prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) for deafness and 29 other genetic and medical conditions.

Methods: A questionnaire mainly focused on parent's attitude toward PND and TOP for 30 different hypothetical scenarios for a series of genetic, non-genetic and non-medical conditions was completed by 70 Saudi parents with a deaf child. The results were compared and scored, and parents' comments were noted.

Parent's attitude toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy could be influenced by other factors rather than by the severity of the condition.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the severity of a particular condition alone influences parents' attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) or are there other factors involved?

Methods: A questionnaire that mainly focuses on parent's attitude toward PND and TOP for 30 different hypothetical scenarios for a series of genetic, non-genetic, and non-medical conditions were completed by 400 Saudi parents. Results were compared and scored and parent comments were noted. Additionally, cross tabulation of thalassemia, considered the most severe and had the most favorable PND and TOP, against the 29 other conditions were carried out to find similarities and different views toward TOP and PND.

Attitudes to prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for 30 conditions among women in Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Objective: The aim of this research was to compare attitudes between women from different cultural and/or religious backgrounds toward prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) for 30 different conditions.

Methods: A questionnaire examining parents' attitudes toward PND and TOP for 30 different conditions was completed by 100 Saudi, 222 UK-White, and 198 UK-Pakistani women. Comparison of overall attitudes with PND and TOP between groups was carried out, and a total score reflecting attitudes was obtained.

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Saudi Arabia: parents' experience and attitudes.

Background: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been proposed as an alternative to prenatal diagnosis (PND). This study compares the attitudes towards PGD of four groups of parents in Saudi Arabia: two groups at genetic risk for different conditions but with no experience of PGD procedures and two groups who had experience, either of PGD or of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for infertility.

Methods: One hundred and eighty four participants attending the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in Riyadh were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire: 49 had children affected by a haemoglobin disorder, 48 had children with non-syndromic deafness, 37 were attending the PGD service and 50 were attending IVF services for infertility.

Attitudes to prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis in Saudi parents at genetic risk.

Background: Prenatal diagnosis (PND) is only available for severe abnormality in Saudi Arabia, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been proposed as a valuable alternative. The acceptability of PGD is unexplored, and may ultimately determine the value of this technology in Saudi Arabia. This study reports attitudes towards PND and PGD of Saudi couples offered genetic counselling following the birth of a child with a single gene or chromosomal condition.