Guidance
Exomphalos: information for parents
This information can help healthcare professionals speak with people, following suspected or confirmed diagnosis of exomphalos.
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This publication explains the abdominal wall defect exompahlos, a condition also known as omphalocele. The NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) tests for this condition.
The document includes information about:
- what the condition is
- how common it is
- how it is diagnosed and confirmed
- what treatment is available
- what the outlook for the baby is
- what happens next
- how likely it is to happen in future pregnancy
- where more support and information is available
Contact the PHE Screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.
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Published 2 April 2012Last updated 9 March 2020 + show all updates
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