title: Implications of carrier identification in newborn screening for cystic fibrosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the psychosocial implications for families whose infant was identified as a cystic fibrosis carrier by newborn screening.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective psychosocial assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary care.
  
  
  METHODS
  
  
  
  METHODS
  (a) families of an affected infant identified by screening (n = 9); (b) families of a carrier infant identified by screening (n = 10).
  
  
  METHODS
  group of mothers from the general population (n = 82).
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires and semistructured interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  Attitude to screening, assessments of the mother/baby relationship, anxiety, wellbeing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All families were in favour of screening, with no evidence that the mother/baby relationship, anxiety or wellbeing had been adversely affected. Parents, however, did identify problems in terms of the service delivery protocol and genetic counselling practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Six months after disclosure, carrier identification was not perceived by parents to be problematic.
authors: Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, Wales, UK. parsonsep@cardiff.ac.uk
authors: E P
authors: EP
authors: Parsons
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Clarke
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Bradley
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening / Q000379:methods*; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires