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Four themes describe experiences of how informed choice as an ethical principle was upheld: \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>All I knew it was something that should be done\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      , \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>Going in blind\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      , \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>It would have been frowned upon\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      and \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>I knew I could decline\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      . For example, the experience of \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>I knew I could decline\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      describes how the ethical principle of \u2018informed choice\u2019 was fully realised. There was a choice about how information was shared that meant people gained knowledge about prenatal screening and a choice about who was involved in this process. A relational experience for \u2018being informed\u2019 (e.g., with their pregnancy carer and the decision\u2010makers) was upheld. People knew that they would be fully supported in enacting their decision. These experiences were not common.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In the absence of \u2018being informed\u2019, the possibility for \u2018having choice\u2019 is eroded. \u2018Having choice\u2019 requires people to have information so that it meets their needs, values and preferences to make sense of it as it relates to their values for decision\u2010making. Considering \u2018being informed\u2019 as an epistemic justice obligation would mitigate eroding the possibility of \u2018having choice\u2019. For example, when people experienced prenatal screening as \u2018\n                      <jats:italic>I knew I could decline\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n                      , it was an epistemically just experience as all the elements for \u2018being informed\u2019 for them were met and the relational experience upheld \u2018having choice\u2019. The challenge remains for this to be the experience for everyone considering prenatal screening, not just in Aotearoa but globally.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patient or Public Contribution<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The interview questions were reviewed through group discussion with eight people who had lived experiences of prenatal screening for chromosomal conditions. The research was also informed by a researcher who had no lived experience of the screening service as a counter\u2010view. The premise of this study is to highlight how women and pregnant people experience the consenting process for prenatal screening. The findings may inform organisations, researchers and practitioners about developing approaches for better enabling informed choice in future practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/hex.70292","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,19]],"date-time":"2025-05-19T06:46:17Z","timestamp":1747637177000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Time for a New Norm: Experiences of \u2018Being Informed\u2019 and \u2018Having Choice\u2019 for Prenatal Screening for Chromosomal Conditions: A Qualitative Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Niamh","family":"Ireland\u2010Blake","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health University of Otago Wellington New 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