Can I have a second child dilemmas of mothers of children with pervasive developmental disorder a qualitative study.docVIP

Kimuraetal.BMCPregnancyandChildbirth2010,10:69 /1471-2393/10/69 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess CanIhaveasecondchild?dilemmasofmothers ofchildrenwithpervasivedevelopmental disorder:aqualitativestudy MiyakoKimura*,YoshihikoYamazaki,MiekoMochizukiandTomokoOmiya Abstract Background:Pervasivedevelopmentaldisorder(PDD)hasanuncertainetiology,nomethodoftreatment,and resultsincommunicationdeficienciesandotherbehavioralproblems.Asthereportedrecurrenceriskis5%-10% andtherearenomethodsofeitherpreventionorprenataltesting,mothersofPDDchildrenmayfaceunique challengeswhencontemplatingsecondpregnancies.Thepurp