Guidance
Exomphalos: information for parents
This information can help healthcare professionals speak with people, following suspected or confirmed diagnosis of exomphalos.
Applies to England
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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
Updates to this page
Published 2 April 2012Last updated 3 February 2025 + show all updates
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Changed lead organisation to NHSE. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed references to PHE.
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Revised document.
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First published.