Guidance

Sickle cell disease: report screening results to parents

This document sets out the process for reporting newborn sickle cell disease screening results to parents.

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This publication explains the procedures for informing parents about their baby鈥檚 sickle cell screening result.

It also includes:

  • guidelines for issuing laboratory reports of screening results
  • information about training for healthcare professionals
  • a draft letter for parents of babies who are reported as sickle cell carrier

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2012

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