Parental Preferences for Expanded Newborn Screening: What Are the Limits?

ABSTRACT: The use of next-generation sequencing technologies such as genomic sequencing in newborn screening (NBS) could enable the detection of a broader range of conditions. We explored parental preferences and attitudes towards screening for conditions for which varying types of treatment exist with a cross-sectional survey completed by 100 parents of newborns who received NBS in Ontario, Canada. The survey included four vignettes illustrative of hypothetical screening targets, followed by questions assessing parental attitudes. Chi-square tests were used to compare frequency distributions of preferences. Results show that most parents supported NBS for conditions for which only supportive interventions are available, but to a significantly lesser degree than those with disease-specific treatment

SUBMITTER: Liang NSY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10453746 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature