The Effect of Prenatal Genetic Counseling Service

The research is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study in order to determine the effect of prenatal genetic counseling service on the anxiety levels and attitudes of pregnant women towards prenatal diagnostic tests and the relationship between these two parameters. Hypotheses of the Research: Three different sets of hypotheses were established for the research. First Hypothesis Set; H0: Prenatal genetic counseling service; It has no effect on the anxiety levels experienced by pregnant women. H1: Prenatal genetic counseling service; have an effect on the anxiety levels experienced by pregnant women. Second Hypothesis Set; H0: Prenatal genetic counseling service; It has no effect on the attitudes of pregnant women towards screening and diagnostic tests. H1: Prenatal genetic counseling service; It has an effect on the attitudes of pregnant women towards screening and diagnostic tests. Third Hypothesis Set; H0: There is no relationship between the anxiety experienced by pregnant women and their attitudes towards screening and diagnostic tests. H1: There is a relationship between the anxiety experienced by pregnant women and their attitudes towards screening and diagnostic tests.