IS IT POSSIBLE TO DETECT THE DESEASE IN AN UNBORN BABY?

In the fistr trimester of pregnancy is possible taking a sanple of the amniotic fluid or tissue taken from the placenta, doctors can tell whether a fetus has sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait.

WHAT SHOULD FUTURE PARENTS KNOW?

This new generation of parents should know that if they are carriers of the sickle cell gene, and, they must attend to genetic counseling. The counselor can tell prospective parents what the chances are that their child will have sickle cell trait or sickle cell anemia. So they will know what for be prepare.