title: Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis: a pilot study of the attitudes of pregnant women.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Botkin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alemagno
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D037841:Pregnant People; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D035141:Voluntary Programs