Panel composition
| Field of expertise or group represented | No. of participants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |
| Health care professional | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Gynecologist and obstetrician | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Genetic counsellor | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Neonatalogist | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Medical geneticist | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Midwife | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pediatrician | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Social science and humanities researcher | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| History | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Law | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Bioethics | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sociology | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthropology | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Patients or disability rights advocate* | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Association promoting social values | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Association specific to Down syndrome | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Association specific to an other condition | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Involved in more than one association | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Not affiliated to any association | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cultural or religious community advocate | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Islam | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Christianity | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Judaism | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| First Nations | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 61 | 58 | 49 |
↵* We chose not to report the names of affiliated associations to protect the privacy of participants.