"You think everything's fine and then it starts not being fine": a qualitative descriptive study exploring the prenatal testing experiences of Black women living in England.

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Title: "You think everything's fine and then it starts not being fine": a qualitative descriptive study exploring the prenatal testing experiences of Black women living in England.
Authors: Peter M; North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, Level 5, Barclay House, 37 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BH, UK. michelle.peter@ucl.ac.uk.; Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK. michelle.peter@ucl.ac.uk., Abe C; Five X More, London, UK., Agyepong A; Global Child and Maternal Health, London, UK., Awe A; Five X More, London, UK., Buabeng R; Mummy's Day Out, London, UK., Daniel M; North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, Level 5, Barclay House, 37 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BH, UK.; Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK., Dean M; Patient and Public Involvement Advisory Group Member, London, UK., Fisher J; Antenatal Results and Choices, London, UK., Henriques S; Wellcome Connecting Science, Cambridge, UK., Leeson-Beevers K; Alström Syndrome UK, Torquay, UK., Nelson C; Patient and Public Involvement Advisory Group Member, London, UK., Walters-Lawrence S; Patient and Public Involvement Advisory Group Member, London, UK., Gurney L; Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK., Holt S; Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK., Lewis C; Population, Policy & Practice, University College London, London, UK., Shangaris P; Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK.; Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK., Tapon D; Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK., Chitty LS; North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, Level 5, Barclay House, 37 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BH, UK.; Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK., Hill M; North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, Level 5, Barclay House, 37 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BH, UK.; Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Source: BMC pregnancy and childbirth [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth] 2026 Feb 11; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 11.
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