Prenatal Counseling for Intrauterine Invasive Procedures

The main indication for undergoing prenatal invasive procedures is a history of having a child or more affected with congenital disease which might related to the high percentage of consangious marriage in Egypt. However, prenatal invasive procedures are accompanied with higher levels of anxiety among women. The current study revealed that application of a structured prenatal informative counseling administered for pregnant women undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic interventions significantly decreased their anxiety level.

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The author obtained the master and doctorate degree in maternity and newborn health nursing specialty from Cairo University, Egypt. She is working as a lecturer in maternity nursing at faculty of nursing Cairo- University since 2013 until now. she has an interest in perinatological nursing and providing care for high risk pregnancy conditions.