Prospective parents' views on reproductive genetic carrier screening: "You know better, you do better".

ABSTRACT: Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) allows screening for hundreds of autosomal recessive and X-linked conditions. Multiple clinical professional bodies recommend that RGCS be offered to all prospective parents. There is some research into attitudes to targeted carrier screening for conditions common in specific populations. However, the attitudes of the public to RGCS for many conditions have not been extensively studied in Australia. The aim of this study was to investigate the views of adults without a personal or familial history of a genetic condition on the inclusion of conditions with varying clinical characteristics in RGCS panels. In 15 semi-structured telephone interviews, participants of reproductive age recruited from an obstetric ultrasound clinic and with convenience

SUBMITTER: Goldman CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature