Guidance

Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening pathway requirements specification

An overview of the Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening end-to-end pathway.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 21 June 2021

Applies to England

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Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening pathway requirements specification

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Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening: learning from incidents

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This document provides an overview of Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening by describing what should happen at each stage of the end-to-end pathway.

In this publication, we use the terms ‘woman’ and ‘women’ to refer to anyone able to become pregnant, including trans men. Trans men who are pregnant should be offered the same antenatal and newborn screening tests as other pregnant individuals.

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Published 21 June 2021