Bitter inheritance. The Needell family.
- Date:
- 2002
- Videos
About this work
Description
The Needell family have suffered nine miscarriages and one abnormal birth, of a daughter who died in infancy. Juliet Needell has inherited a genetic disease which can cause spontaneous abortion. The programme follows the family as they undergo PGD (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis) at St Thomas's Hospital in London, a technique which is designed to screen-out the embryos that carry the abnormality.
Publication/Creation
UK : BBC Bristol, 2002.
Physical description
1 videocassette (VHS) (40 min.) : sound, color, PAL.
Contributors
Copyright note
BBC Bristol.
Notes
Broadcast 24th January 2002.
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Creator/production credits
Filmed and Produced by Steve Greenwood.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores1317V