Participation in preconceptional carrier couple screening: characteristics, attitudes, and knowledge of both partners

[...]prenatal screening is difficult for practical reasons, because many pregnant women visit a clinic late in their pregnancy. [...]preconceptional screening meets the requirements formulated by the Committee for Genetic Screening of the Dutch Health Council, whereas prenatal screening does not. 40...

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Published in:Journal of medical genetics 2001-10, Vol.38 (10), p.695-703
Main Authors: Henneman, L, Bramsen, I, van der Ploeg, H M, Adèr, H J, van der Horst, H E, Gille, J J P, ten Kate, L P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Choice Behavior
Chromosome fragility (bloom syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, fanconi anemia, x-linked mental retardation...)
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis - genetics
Cystic Fibrosis - psychology
Disease
Education
Family Characteristics
Feasibility studies
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - psychology
Genetic Testing - psychology
Health Education
Heterozygote
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Logistic Models
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Netherlands
Parents - psychology
Participation
Pregnancy
R&D
Religion
Reproduction - genetics
Research & development
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires
Womens health
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Summary:[...]prenatal screening is difficult for practical reasons, because many pregnant women visit a clinic late in their pregnancy. [...]preconceptional screening meets the requirements formulated by the Committee for Genetic Screening of the Dutch Health Council, whereas prenatal screening does not. 40 Thirdly, there are a large number of planned pregnancies in The Netherlands (85-90%), creating an ideal situation for contacting couples before conception.
ISSN:0022-2593
1468-6244
1468-6244
DOI:10.1136/jmg.38.10.695