Genetic Testing

Study Finds Prenatal Units are Generally Unaware of Guidelines

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 25th, 2001

Antenatal units are generally unaware of screening guidelines for women at increased risk of having a baby with genetic defects including Down's syndrome and cystic fibrosis, found research published in the January 4, 2001, issue of the British Medical Journal.

The guidelines were issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists following a national confidential inquiry of antenatal care in the United Kingdom (U.K.).

In 1999, researchers at St. Mary's Hospital in Manchester surveyed 242 obstetricians and 273 midwives throughout the U.K. about their awareness of the national confidential inquiry and its effects on practice. ...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-01-25)

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