ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To set up thalassemia population intervention model in order to decrease the birth of thalassemia major, relying on population and family planning service system. METHODS: Pregnant women and their husbands were educated about thalassemia, and participated in screening and prenatal diagnosis if the couple were carriers of thalassemia in the areas of Huangpu, Panyu, Zengcheng and Tianhe districts of Guangzhou. RESULTS: The network of thalassemia intervention mainly dependent on family planning service system was set up in these regions. A total of 10 695 families participated in thalassemia screening and 16 thalassemia major fetuses were diagnosed in the last two years. No one was thalassemia major in the 8360 newborn. CONCLUSION: Thalassemia population intervention model was set up relying on family planning service system and it significantly decreased the birth of thalassemia major.
