A pilot study to evaluate awareness of and attitudes about prenatal and neonatal genetic testing in postpartum African American women.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:A pilot study to determine whether prenatal and neonatal sickle cell tests conform to the guidelines established by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. METHODS:The project was initially structured as a pair of in-person interviews of postpartum women at the University of Chicago, the first collecting medical information and the second surveying the ethical, social, and legal implications (ELSI) of sickle cell trait (SCT). Due to inadequate enrollment, we elected to focus only on the second survey. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS:A convenience sample was established from 205 women who had completed surveys of whom 12 (6%) received no prenatal care. Of the 60 women who completed both surveys, 15 (25%) were unsure of their hemoglobinopathy status. Of the 50 results we could verify, 2 women (4%) incorrectly recalled their hemoglobinopathy status. Of the 193 women who received prenatal care and completed the ELSI survey, 47 knew their hemoglobinopathy status from a previous pregnancy and 1 had sickle cell disease. Of the remaining 145 women, 53 (37%) recalled hemoglobinopathy testing during this pregnancy and 44 (30%) were unsure. Only 56 (39%) recalled being told they could refuse testing. Of the 115 women whose infants had newborn screening done prior to the interview, only 51 (44%) recalled discussions with a pediatric provider. CONCLUSION:Despite professional guidelines that stress the importance of education, counseling, and consent for prenatal and neonatal testing, postpartum women do not recall these conversations.

journal_name

J Natl Med Assoc

authors

Kusyk D,Acharya K,Garvey K,Ross LF

doi

10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30089-4

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-04-01 00:00:00

pages

85-91

issue

1

eissn

0027-9684

issn

1943-4693

pii

S0027-9684(15)30089-4

journal_volume

105

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