Women's value system about doing amniocentesis

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explain women's value system which was consisted of three stages (Customary standard and Maintainable want, Hopeful standard and Adaptable want, Unific standard and Agreeable want) about having amniocentesis.
Method
1) Sample: They were sixteen women who had a choice to do amniocentesis and had heard the results without any chromosome abnormality and in normal pregnancy.
2) Design: The design was qualitative, retrospective description with semi-structured interviews and had gathered information from chart with their consent.
Results
Except one whose brother-in-law had Down's syndrome ,they were over 35 years old. There were twelve women who had decided to do amniocentesis in a low stage of their value system; Usual standard and Maintainable want. The contents of Usual standard were their mental weakness and physical limits to think about having a handicapped baby. Maintainable want was to keep stable present life like now. The difference between wife and husband's Usual standard and Maintainable want had caused trouble in women without Hopeful standard and Adaptable want, because they could not get husband's agreement. On the other hand, there are Unific standard and Agreeable want which women had wish to know about reasons doing amniocentesis like them or not. And they had expected to justify their choice and to feel at ease.
Conclusion
Women's value system about having amniocentesis were three stages of Standards and Wants. They were Customary standard and Maintainable want, Hopeful standard and Adaptable want, Unific standard and Agreeable want.
Many women as samples in this research had priority over Usual standard and Maintainable want; a low stage of their value system. It means their choice to do amniocentesis were not with well thoughts.