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NEW! Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy Fact Sheets

September 13, 2023

Women with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at greater risk for developing health problems during pregnancy than women without SCD. In collaboration with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Society of Hematology, and the Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive, FWGBD developed the following fact sheets on preconception, prenatal, and postpartum care for women with SCD.