Referral for genetic counselling during pregnancy: limited alertness and awareness about genetic risk factors among GPs | Zendy

Cora M. Aalfs | Zendy; Ellen M.A. Smets | Zendy; Hanneke C.J.M. de Haes | Zendy; N. J. Leschot | Zendy

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Referral for genetic counselling during pregnancy: limited alertness and awareness about genetic risk factors among GPs

Author(s) -

Cora M. Aalfs,

Ellen M.A. Smets,

Hanneke C.J.M. de Haes,

N. J. Leschot

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

family practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1460-2229

pISSN - 0263-2136

DOI - 10.1093/fampra/20.2.135

Subject(s) - referral , medicine , genetic counseling , medical genetics , pregnancy , family medicine , genetic testing , abortion , genetics , biology , gene

In many countries, GPs play a key role in the referral to other medical specialists. Referral for reproductive genetic counselling during a pregnancy of women with a genetic risk factor already present before pregnancy has many disadvantages. Nevertheless, some 10-20% of the counsellees who attend a Department of Clinical Genetics for the first time are pregnant.

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