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The Client and Her Partner Are Carriers of Sickle Cell

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The client and her partner are carriers of sickle cell disease. They are considering prenatal diagnosis with either amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (C V S) . Which statements indicate that further teaching is needed on these two diagnostic procedures?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.


A) "Chorionic villus sampling carries a lower risk of miscarriage."
B) "Amniocentesis can be done earlier in my pregnancy than C V S."
C) "Neither test will conclusively diagnose sickle cell disease in our baby."
D) "The diagnosis comes sooner if we have C V S, not amniocentesis."
E) "Amniocentesis is more accurate in diagnosis than the C V S."

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