Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings

Exercise 10

A young woman (the proband) and her partner are referred for prenatal genetic counseling because the woman has a family history of sickle cell anemia. The proband has the sickle cell trait ( Ss ), and her partner is not a carrier and does not have sickle cell anemia ( SS ). Prenatal testing indicates that the fetus is affected with sickle cell anemia ( ss ). The results of this and other tests indicate that the only way the fetus could have sickle cell disease is if the woman's partner is not the father of the fetus. The couple is at the appointment seeking their test results.
A) How would you handle this scenario? Should you have contacted the proband beforehand to explain the results and the implications of the results?
B) Is it appropriate to keep this information from the partner because he believes he is the father of the baby? What other problems do you see with this case?