Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart defects in newborn infants: An evaluation of acceptability to mothers

Rachael Powell, Helen M. Pattison, Abhay Bhoyar, Alexandra T. Furmston, Lee J. Middleton, Jane P. Daniels, Andrew K. Ewer

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    Background: Introducing neonatal screening procedures may not be readily accepted by parents and may increase anxiety. The acceptability of pulse oximetry screening to parents has not been previously reported. Objective: To assess maternal acceptability of pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart defects and to identify factors predictive of participation in screening. Design and setting: A questionnaire was completed by a cross-sectional sample of mothers whose babies were recruited into the PulseOx Study which investigated the test accuracy of pulse oximetry screening. Participants: A total of 119 mothers of babies with false-positive (FP) results, 15 with true-positive and 679 with true-negative results following screening. Main outcome measures: Questionnaires included measures of satisfaction with screening, anxiety, depression and perceptions of test results. Results: Participants were predominantly satisfied with screening. The anxiety of mothers given FP results was not significantly higher than that of mothers given truenegative results (median score 32.7 vs 30.0, p=0.09). White British/Irish mothers were more likely to participate in screening, with a decline rate of 5%; other ethnic groups were more likely to decline with the largest increase in declining being for Black African mothers (21%, OR 4.6, 95% CI 3.8 to 5.5). White British mothers were also less anxious ( p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)F59-F63
    JournalArchives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume98
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

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