Sickle cell disease: helping pregnant women make informed decisions.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that primarily affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Mothers are often unfairly stigmatized after giving birth to their children. In France, healthcare professionals work with these women to provide them with medical and psychological support and to give them access to prenatal diagnosis, which may lead to a medical termination of pregnancy.

Author(s): Bonnet Doris

Publishing year: 2007

Pages: 40-41

Men's Health, 2007, n° 391, p. 40-41

In relation to

Our latest news

Appel à candidatures d'experts pour le remplacement d’un membre « sage-femme » du Comité national d'experts sur la mortalité maternelle (CNEMM)

news

Call for Nominations to Fill Vacancies on the National Reference Centers...

news

Public Health France Conference: November 9, 2026

news

Shamonda Virus: First Human Case Detected in France—What Do We Know?