Rethinking Race in Prenatal Screening for Open Neural Tube Defects

Correction: This podcast has been updated to add additional context on the frequency of false positives.

Open neural tube defects affect approximately 1 in 1400 births. Daniel Herman, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine joins JAMA+ AI Editor in Chief Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, to discuss a quality improvement study examining the need to continue to incorporate race in tests that screen for these defects.

Related Content:

• Study Findings Question Value of Including Race in Prenatal Screening for Birth Defects
• Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Prenatal Screening for Open Neural Tube Defects