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NHS.UK has a useful pregnancy and baby guide for Screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia in pregnancy. It explores sickle cell and thalassaemia with information on getting pregnant, if a woman is pregnant, labour and birth, newborns, babies and toddlers.
Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia are inherited blood disorders, carriers can pass the health conditions onto their baby. All pregnant women in England are offered a blood test to see if they carry a gene for thalassaemia., Those at high risk of being a sickle cell carrier are offered a test for sickle cell.