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The Human Genetics Society of Australasia (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HGSA<\/jats:styled-content>) specifically recommend that screening be offered to women and couples planning a pregnancy and in the early stages of pregnancy. Other peak bodies indirectly endorse the availability of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content> carrier screening. Barriers to screening include not being offered screening, the cost of testing, inequity of access and an incorrect perception that not having a family history of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content> lowers risk.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is support for prenatal and preconception <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CF<\/jats:styled-content> carrier screening by the community, health professionals and peak professional bodies in Australia. 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