Prenatal testing : a sociological perspective / Aliza Kolker & B. Meredith Burke ; foreword by Arthur L. Caplan.

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1994.

xxii, 221 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index

Prenatal testing and the social construction of pregnancy -- The procedures -- The evolution of an ethos : counselors and nondirectiveness -- The genetic counseling session -- Reactions to amniocentesis : the early years -- Who uses prenatal diagnosis : innovation -- Assessing the risks -- Attitudes about abortion -- Abnormal diagnosis and termination -- Fetal sex identification -- Knowledge for what? Prenatal testing and competing social goals.