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Reproductive Genetic Services in Rural Oklahoma

Fetal Diagnosis and TherapyPublished 26 November 2009
Mary Ann Coffman, Sharyl K. Kinney, Joyce N. Shissler, Joy L. Leuthard, Sara Reed DePersio
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TL;DR

The system of reproductive care as it relates to genetic services for women in rural Oklahoma is addressed and barriers to accessing reproductive genetic care are identified.

Abstract

The system of reproductive care as it relates to genetic services for women in rural Oklahoma is addressed. Description of reproductive services and genetic reproductive services for rural women is described and barriers to accessing reproductive genetic care are identified. The barriers and any progress that has been made in breaking these barriers will be described under four general categories: (1) financial barriers; (2) system capacity barriers; (3) organizational practices and atmosphere of services, and (4) cultural, personal and other system barriers.

Keywords

Medicine