Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides
These 8 easy read guides explain the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy for people with learning disabilities.
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Health professionals should download and print off copies of these easy guides to use when explaining screening tests offered during and after pregnancy to people with learning disabilities.
These easy guides are adapted from the Screening tests for you and your baby information provided to women when they book their pregnancy.
If possible, you should print them in colour and single sided to improve understanding and accessibility for people with learning disabilities.
Please note that the Screening for Down鈥檚 syndrome, Edwards鈥� syndrome and Patau鈥檚 syndrome easy guide does not yet include information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
To request another format, you can phone聽0300 311 22 33聽or email聽[email protected].
Updates to this page
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Changed lead organiser to NHS England
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Easy guide to screening for Down鈥檚 syndrome, Edwards鈥� syndrome and Patau鈥檚 syndrome updated and replaced to include non-invasive prenatal testing.
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Added notification that Screening for Down鈥檚, Edwards鈥� and Patau鈥檚 syndromes easy guide does not include NIPT information.
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Content of all 8 easy guides updated.
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Updated section on screening for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis.
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Updated artwork for pregnancy sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 and for baby section 1.
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First published.