Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis: a pilot study of the attitudes of pregnant women.
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 82 (5), 723-725
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.82.5.723
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.Keywords
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