Research Article
Genetic Information to Share with Parents when Newborn Screening Reveals the Presence of Sickle Cell Trait
Table 1
Parents’ reactions to the diagnosis.
| Parents’ reactions | Numbers | % |
| High emotional burden | 76 | 65 | Incomprehension | 85 | 72.7 | Fear | 82 | 70 | Stigma | 37 | 31.6 | Dismay | 23 | 20 | Feeling of an implacable destiny | 32 | 27.4 | Anxiety | 94 | 80.3 | Total number of participants: 117 | 5 questions not answered |
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