Journal article
Attitudes and opinions of pregnant women who are not offered cystic fibrosis carrier screening
L Ioannou, J Massie, S Lewis, V Collins, B McClaren, MB Delatycki
European Journal of Human Genetics | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2014
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common severe, autosomal recessive disease among Caucasians. A population-based CF carrier screening programme was implemented in Victoria, Australia, in 2006. Carrier screening for CF is currently only offered in the private health system. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes and opinions of pregnant women in the public health system, towards screening for CF. Pregnant women were recruited in the antenatal clinics of two public hospitals, and invited to participate in the study. Results of this study were compared with previous studies where screening for CF carrier status was offered. Of the participants (n=158), the majority were aged 25-34..
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Funding Acknowledgements
MBD is a National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellow. This study was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Programme. We thank Drs Veronica Tilly and Michelle Sadler, and staff at the Monash Medical Centre and Dandenong Hospital Antenatal Clinics for assistance with subject recruitment. We thank Evi Mugli for her assistance with data analysis of interviews.