Reproductive choices: a qualitative study of Dutch Moroccan and Turkish consanguineously married women’s perspectives on preconception carrier screening

Abstract Background Cousin marriages, in the Netherlands most frequently between Turkish or Moroccan couples, are at higher risk of having offspring with recessive disorders. Often, these couples not perceive or accept this risk, and it is hardly considered a reason to refrain from family marriages....

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Main Authors: Petra Verdonk, Suzanne Metselaar, Oka Storms, Edien Bartels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0574-4