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Explainer: what is pre-pregnancy carrier screening and should potential parents consider it?

  • Written by: Gina Ravenscroft, Research Fellow in neuromuscular disease and genetics, University of Western Australia
imageCouples thinking about kids can be screened for genes that may cause disease in their offspring.Redd Angelo, Unsplash, CC BY-SA

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended obstetricians, gynaecologists and other related health care providers offer pre-pregnancy carrier screening for genetic diseases to all patients....

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