Claire O Leonard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3811458 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire O Leonard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire |
| FAMILY NAME | O Leonard |
| SIGNATURE | LEONARD C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Prenatal screening and pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
We studied the attitudes of 490 pregnant women toward the abortion of defective fetuses. Three hundred of these women were participating in a prenatal screening program for neural tube defects. Although theoretical accounts of the effects of behavior on attitude would suggest that participation in a screening program would affect abortion attitudes, evidence in support of such an association was weak. The overwhelming majority of women, regardles…
Assessment of risk by pregnant women: Implications for genetic counseling and education
One of the central elements of genetic counseling is the transmission of quantitative information concerning risk of defects in an unborn child from counselor to client. In order to investigate this subject, we studied the understanding of numeric and nonnumeric descriptions of genetic risk by 190 pregnant women. Specifically, three risk issues were explored: (1) whether women were able to interpret numeric risks as percentages; (2) whether shift…
What participants understand about a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening program
We investigated the knowledge of pregnant women participating in a maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program for the detection of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus. Women participating in the screening program scored higher on two knowledge tests than a comparison group of pregnant women who were not offered screening. However, there were substantial gaps in the knowledge base of women in the program, as measured by one of t…
Pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
What participants understand about a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening program
We investigated the knowledge of pregnant women participating in a maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program for the detection of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus. Women participating in the screening program scored higher on two knowledge tests than a comparison group of pregnant women who were not offered screening. However, there were substantial gaps in the knowledge base of women in the program, as measured by one of t…
Prenatal screening and pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
We studied the attitudes of 490 pregnant women toward the abortion of defective fetuses. Three hundred of these women were participating in a prenatal screening program for neural tube defects. Although theoretical accounts of the effects of behavior on attitude would suggest that participation in a screening program would affect abortion attitudes, evidence in support of such an association was weak. The overwhelming majority of women, regardles…
Pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
Assessment of risk by pregnant women: Implications for genetic counseling and education
One of the central elements of genetic counseling is the transmission of quantitative information concerning risk of defects in an unborn child from counselor to client. In order to investigate this subject, we studied the understanding of numeric and nonnumeric descriptions of genetic risk by 190 pregnant women. Specifically, three risk issues were explored: (1) whether women were able to interpret numeric risks as percentages; (2) whether shift…
Pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
What participants understand about a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening program
We investigated the knowledge of pregnant women participating in a maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program for the detection of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus. Women participating in the screening program scored higher on two knowledge tests than a comparison group of pregnant women who were not offered screening. However, there were substantial gaps in the knowledge base of women in the program, as measured by one of t…
Assessment of risk by pregnant women: Implications for genetic counseling and education
One of the central elements of genetic counseling is the transmission of quantitative information concerning risk of defects in an unborn child from counselor to client. In order to investigate this subject, we studied the understanding of numeric and nonnumeric descriptions of genetic risk by 190 pregnant women. Specifically, three risk issues were explored: (1) whether women were able to interpret numeric risks as percentages; (2) whether shift…
Prenatal screening and pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
We studied the attitudes of 490 pregnant women toward the abortion of defective fetuses. Three hundred of these women were participating in a prenatal screening program for neural tube defects. Although theoretical accounts of the effects of behavior on attitude would suggest that participation in a screening program would affect abortion attitudes, evidence in support of such an association was weak. The overwhelming majority of women, regardles…
Medicine (4 works) · Abortion (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Gynecology (3 works) · Neural tube (3 works) · Neural tube defect (3 works) · Obstetrics (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (2 works)