Can women with sickle cell trait have a healthy pregnancy?
A Yes; women who have sickle cell trait can have a healthy pregnancy. People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have the sickle cell ?trait?. People with sickle cell trait usually do not have any of the symptoms of the disease and live a normal life, but they can pass the disease on to their children. A genetic counselor can provide information about the chance of passing the disease to the baby. During pregnancy, there is a test to find out if the baby will have sickle cell disease, sickle cell trait, or neither one. The test is usually conducted after the second month of pregnancy.
