Dr. Stephanie Meredith from the University of Kentucky joined the podcast today to talk about her recently published studies showing how bias affects how medical providers deliver the diagnosis of Down syndrome. She also discusses how her findings on how trust impacts the care delivered to people of Black and Hispanic descent.

For more information:

Resources for new and expectant parents: https://www.lettercase.org

Courses for medical providers: https://www.lettercase.org/education/medical-professionals/

PCORI Resources: https://www.lettercase.org/support-for-black-and-hispanic-new-and-expectant-parents/

Artal JM, Randall L, Rubeck S, Allyse M, Michie M, Riggan KA, Meredith S, Skotko BG. Parents of children with Down syndrome reflect on their postnatal diagnoses, 2003-2022. Am J Med Genet A. 2024 Aug;194(8):e63619. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63619. Epub 2024 Apr 15. PMID: 38619097. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38619097/

Meredith S, Weiss S, Kleinert HL, Tyrrell CA. The impact of implicit and explicit bias about disabilities on parent experiences and information provided during prenatal screening and testing. Disabil Health J. 2024 Jan;17(1):101514. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101514. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37633732. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37633732/

Ijaz MR, Trepanier AM, Kleinert HL, Weiss SM, Meredith SH. Parent-reported genetic counselor adherence to the NSGC practice resource for communicating a potential prenatal diagnosis: Impact on the Down syndrome diagnosis experience. J Genet Couns. 2024 Jul 19. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1948. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39031948. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39031948/

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