A 28-year-old primigravida at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She was born in Nigeria and has never been tested for sickle cell or t...

Question

A 28-year-old primigravida at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She was born in Nigeria and has never been tested for sickle cell or thalassaemia. According to the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme, which is the single most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Offer haemoglobinopathy screening as part of routine booking bloods - the Family Origins Questionnaire determines whether she is in a high-prevalence group

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No screening is required as she is asymptomatic

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Screen only if she has a low MCV on full blood count

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Defer screening until 20 weeks

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Screen only if both parents are from a high-prevalence area

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Haemoglobinopathy Screening in Pregnancy

A 28-year-old primigravida at 12 weeks of gestation attends the GP for booking. She was born in Nigeria and has never been tested for sickle cell or thalassaemia. According to the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme, which is the single most appropriate action?