Name: What Parents Need To Know About Genetic Testing by Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson
Duration: 38 min 11 s
Description: Pediatrician Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and Bonnie Rochman, author of The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids—And the Kids We Have, do a deep dive into the complex world of genetic testing. Bonnie discusses what she learned while writing this book, the different types of available genetic testing and typical thoughts and concerns people have about it.

Pediatrician Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson and Bonnie Rochman, author of The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids—And the Kids We Have, do a deep dive into the complex world of genetic testing. Bonnie discusses what she learned while writing this book, the different types of available genetic testing and typical thoughts and concerns people have about it.

What Parents Need To Know About Genetic Testing

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson is a mom, pediatrician, blogger, Chief of Digital Innovation for Seattle Children’s Hospital, & news reporter for NBC KING5 in Seattle. She has over 38,000 followers on Twitter, & her feed, Seattle Mama Doc, was named one of Time's "Best Twitter Feeds of 2013". While a practitioner of pediatric healthcare in the traditional sense, she approaches all of her work from a far more holistic wellness perspective, as evident in the content of her blog as well as her award-winning book, Mama Doc Medicine. Dr. Swanson founded Digital Health at Seattle Children’s in 2013, leading a team in innovation by testing and creating new digital tools to leverage peer-to-peer education & the wisdom of patients, families & providers.