Download our BUMPWATCH Fertility Tracker for your most fertile
days & tips. FREE Depending on your cultural background, you,
your partner, or the combination of you together, could mean
that there genetic testing is a sensible precaution. Speak to
your doctor if you have any concerns and you may be advised to
seek further genetic health counseling. Genetic testing can
identify a number of disorders, including: Screening to identify
carriers of haemoglobinopathies. Haemoglobinopathies are a group
of inherited disorders affecting haemoglobin and include the
thalassaemias. They can be found in the following populations: -
Middle Eastern - South East Asian and Asian - Indian, Pakistani,
Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi - Pacific Islanders - South American -
New Zealand Maoris It is recommended that this testing be done
prior to pregnancy, if possible. The most severe form of
thalassaemia, which cannot be treated, results in a child dying
in utero or immediately after birth, and may also put the health
of the mother at ris