Genetic Counselling
Do you or your partner have a family history of a genetic condition? If the answer is yes, see your GP to discuss the condition further. You may need special tests or a referral to a genetic counsellor. There is a genetic counsellor based at the Bathurst Base Hospital.
NSW Health has excellent online resources regarding preconception and early pregnancy investigations that are looking for genetic conditions.
Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening
Even if you don’t have a known personal or family history of a genetic condition, you may carry genes that could cause serious health problems for your children. Reproductive genetic carrier screening describes a screening test carried out before pregnancy or in early pregnancy. It is used to identify a couple’s chance of having a child with a serious genetic condition.
Mackenzie’s Mission
Mackenzie’s Mission is a research study providing reproductive genetic carrier screening to up to 10,000 couples across Australia. The screening will give prospective parents information about their likelihood of having a child with a severe genetic condition. Click on the link to find out more.
