Sikkelcelziekte in de hielprikscreening. II

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the reporting of sickle cell trait during the first year (2007) in which sickle cell disease has been included in heel prick screening in the Netherlands. DESIGN: Descriptive. METHOD: Reporting of the number of children identified as having sickle cell trait and the number of subsequent referrals by general practitioners to 2 clinical genetics centres (CGC), at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. RESULTS: In the first year sickle cell trait was found in 806 children. Only 20 couples were referred to the 2 CGCs, and these did not include any at-risk couples i.e. couples in which both partners have sickle cell trait. CONCLUSION: There is still a lack of clarity among primary care providers concerning the role of the general practitioner and of the midwife in the reportage procedure for sickle cell trait