Guidance

Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: standards

Screening standards for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme (IDPS).

Applies to England

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme.

The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2023 onwards. They replace previous versions.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

This publication was previously published by Public Health England, which closed on 30 September 2021.

Published 1 September 2010
Last updated 8 October 2024 + show all updates

8 October 2024
Added clarification that publication was previously published by Public Health England.
7 February 2023
Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening standards valid for data collected has been updated and now reads to 1 April 2023 Supporting information has also been updated
12 March 2021
Removal of pathway and themes diagram.
26 July 2019
Updated programme standards valid for reporting data from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
11 April 2018
Added updated standards valid from 1 April 2018.
30 March 2016
Publication of 2016 to 2017 standards for the NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, including removal of rubella susceptibility screening in pregnancy.
1 September 2010
First published.