Question

A child has been diagnosed with hemophilia type a after experiencing excessive bleeding from a minor trauma. the mother shares that she is 4 weeks pregnant and questions as to whether this pregnancy will result in a child with hemophilia. what is the best response by the nurse?

Answer 1

The nurse should let the patient know that with every pregnancy, there is actually 50 percent chance of a carrier passing on under this condition or being a carrier.

But not all pregnancies may result to this. The sex of the child will have a great impact on the outcome and it cannot be as a result of the previous pregnancy.

 Haemophilia is being termed as an inherited genetic disorder. It results from much to people who bleed longer after an injury. There are two types of hemophilia.
 For example, hemophilia A which occurs if there is no enough clot factor VIII. The other one is hemophilia B which occurs if there is no enough clot factor IX.

Answer 2

The nurse should let the mother know that with every pregnancy, there is actually 50 percent chance of a carrier passing on this condition or being a carrier. The sex of the child will have a great impact on the outcome. It is also important to know that the outcome cannot be affected by the previous pregnancy.