Guidance

Cystic fibrosis carrier: description in brief

Information for parents to explain what it means to have a positive screening result for carrying the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 September 2014
• Last updated: 30 October 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Result of newborn blood spot screening: your baby carries the cystic fibrosis gene

HTML

Result of newborn blood spot screening: your baby carries the cystic fibrosis gene – for print

PDF, 115 KB, 2 pages

Details

Information to provide to parents following a baby’s newborn blood spot screening result which shows they are a carrier of the CF gene. Healthcare professionals should use it to support conversations with parents.

This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).

Contact the Screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.

Published 1 September 2014
Last updated 30 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 30 October 2021

   Added PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

2. 26 July 2021

   Added link to PDF version of the information.

3. 12 August 2020

   Converted PDF to HTML.

4. 8 September 2017

   Updated version of public information leaflet.

5. 1 September 2014

   First published.