Botkin JR, Alemagno S. Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis: a pilot study of the attitudes of pregnant women.
Am J Public Health 1992;
82:723-5. [PMID:
1566951 PMCID:
PMC1694124 DOI:
10.2105/ajph.82.5.723]
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Abstract
We surveyed the attitudes of a consecutive sample of 306 pregnant Caucasian women toward carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. Of the 214 respondents, 98% said that screening should be offered before pregnancy, and 69% said they would accept carrier screening during pregnancy. Twenty-nine percent of the respondents indicated a willingness to terminate a pregnancy if the fetus were found to have cystic fibrosis. We conclude that carrier screening is of interest to pregnant women, although interest in terminating a pregnancy because of screening results may be limited.
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