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Screening for sickle cell and beta thalassaemia

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Newborn screening showed the baby was a sickle cell carrier. The mother had been tested years ago and told she wasn't affected, but a new test showed she was a carrier.

Pregnancy & children >> Screening for sickle cell and beta thalassaemia >> Antenatal sickle cell >> Interview 14 >> Now she knows she is a sickle cell carrier she wonders if it makes her anaemic in pregnancy. [Maintenant qu'elle sait qu'elle est porteuse de la drépa

Mother discovered she was a sickle cell carrier in her first pregnancy. Father is not a carrier. He later changed his name and was recalled for screening when she was pregnant again. Audio clips in French.

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