Genetic Counselling for Hemophilia

Genetic counselling constitutes an integral part of the comprehensive hemophilia care team providing people with hemophilia, and their families, clinical and scientific information, supporting individuals through the decision-making process regarding prenatal and carrier testing, and offering individualized psychosocial assessment and counselling before and after genetic testing. This resource introduces genetic counsellors, the genetic counselling process, and a framework for practice. Factors that influence genetic counselling and challenges that arise in a resource-poor setting are discussed.