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Consequences of prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis on the reproductive attitudes of parents of affected children
Author(s) -
Boué J.,
Muller F.,
SimonBouy B.,
Faure C.,
Boué A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970110402
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , gynecology , fetus , genetics , biology
Three hundred and twenty‐six French families with a cystic fibrosis‐affected child who were referred for prenatal diagnosis were analysed by sibship size: 74.2 per cent of the couples had no further pregnancies to term after the affected child, who was deceased in 34.6 per cent of cases. These couples were followed prospectively after prenatal diagnosis and 77 had two or more consecutive pregnancies with prenatal diagnosis. The aim of these couples was to succeed in constituting a family with two normal children.