Can screening at-risk expectant mothers for a congenital disease actually cost less than not screening them? To find out, senior Chris Carrier and economics Prof. Eileen Stillwaggon examined everything from the price of prenatal testing and treatment to the cost of caring for a child with severe cognitive impairments.
Carrier, an economics major from Lynchburg, Va., conducted research as a Mellon Summer Scholar at Gettysburg College.
