Research Article
Genetic Information to Share with Parents when Newborn Screening Reveals the Presence of Sickle Cell Trait
Table 2
How to reduce parental anxiety at the time of the announcement?
| How can parents’ concerns be addressed? | Number | % |
| Avoiding the phone call to announce “bad news” | 52 | 44 | Standardised, short, precise message | 34 | 28.8 | Do not dramatise, but reassure | 82 | 69.5 | Do not give details about the illness (because the child is not sick) | 27 | 22.9 | Answer all parents’ questions | 114 | 96.6 | Record the child’s status in the health record | 75 | 63.6 | Total number of participants: 118 | 4 questions not answered |
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