• Coping with worry while waiting for diagnostic results: a qualitative study of the experiences of pregnant couples following a high-risk prenatal screening result 

      Lou, Stina; P. Nielsen, Camilla; Hvidman, Lone; Petersen, Olav Bjørn; Risør, Mette Bech (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-21)
      <b>Background: </b>It is well documented that pregnant women experience increased worry and uncertainty following a high-risk prenatal screening result. While waiting for diagnostic results this worry continues to linger. It has been suggested that high-risk women put the pregnancy mentally ‘on hold’ during this period, however, not enough is known about how high-risk women and their partners ...
    • ‘What do you think?’ the collaborative practices of choice and care in a Danish obstetric ultrasound unit. 

      Lou, Stina; Nielsen, Camilla Palmhøj; Hvidman, Lone; Petersen, Olav Bjørn; Risør, Mette Bech (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-02)
      This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork at an obstetric ultrasound unit in Denmark and explores the few, intense minutes of clinical interaction following a high-risk screening result for Down’s syndrome. The category of high-risk transforms the routine ultrasound into a situation of inescapable choice, where the health of the fetus is questioned and decisions must be made. The clinical ...