Emotional effects of prenatal diagnostics on expectant fathers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017264

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-05-13

Start date

2019-05-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

O35

Interventions

Group 1: Parental couples who introduce themselves to fetal organ screening in the 19th-22nd week of pregnancy at the University Hospital Ulm will be asked immediately before and after the examination

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women of 18+0-21+6 SSW with the social & biological father accompanying them to fetal ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: see inclusion criteria - and no possibility to read, understand and complete the German questionnaires

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To capture the emotional impact of PND on expectant fathers and their partners through a questionnaire distributed both immediately before and after fetal organ screening.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparability of the emotions of fathers in the context of PND in comparison to their partner	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUlrike Friebe-Hoffmann

Universitätsfrauenklinik Ulm

ulrike.friebe-hoffmann@uniklinik-ulm.de004973150058770

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026