This is a randomized controlled trial of a low income and low health literacy population of pregnant women from a diverse racial and ethnic background to assess the effectiveness of a pre-visit educational video on prenatal genetic screening and testing options.
During pregnancy, women are routinely counseled about the risks of their offspring to have a chromosomal abnormality or birth defects. Both prenatal screening and diagnostic testing options to exclude aneuploidy should be offered to all pregnant women early in their pregnancy. A standardized educational video on prenatal screening may enhance a patient's understanding and knowledge of testing and support more informed decisions. The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare patient knowledge scores on prenatal genetic screening before and after a standard prenatal care visit compared to the addition of a pre-appointment educational video.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
106
Participants randomized to the intervention group, will wacth a pre-appointment video, followed by a routine prenatal care visit.
Genesis Healthpark- TGH
Tampa, Florida, United States
Knowledge score
Evaluate the participants' baseline and post-visit knowledge scores on prenatal genetic screening for both groups using the "Maternal Serum Screening Knowledge Score Questionnaire" (MSSKQ)
Time frame: same day for both groups
Knowledge score change
Compare the knowledge score change for both groups using the Maternal Serum Screening Knowledge Score Questionnaire" (MSSKQ)
Time frame: same day for both groups
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