Cardiff University has been funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust www.sirhalleystewart.org to carry out a needs assessment, development and evaluation of patient decision support for women facing amniocentesis. AmnioDex is a ‘decision-explorer’ designed for women faced with the decision of whether to undergo amniocentesis. The decision to undertake the procedure is often difficult and one that requires significant information about harms and benefits. It is a decision that has to be made in a short time frame, yet has life and death implications that have to be weighed up at a time of considerable emotional upheaval. It is, in short, one of the most difficult decisions for women and their relatives to consider.
Should you have any questions, comments or queries, please contact the research team at Cardiff University; or for some further information please view this slide-show that was recently presented.
Marie-Anne Durand 
durandm@cardiff.ac.uk
Marie-Anne recently presented to the International Shared Decision Making Conference in Freiburg, Germany.
Professor Glyn Elwyn elwyng@cardiff.ac.uk