Guidance
Severe skeletal dysplasia: information for parents
This information can help parents of babies with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of severe skeletal dysplasia discuss the condition with healthcare professionals.
Applies to England
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This publication explains severe skeletal dysplasia.
It 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
The NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) tests for this condition.
Updates to this page
Published 1 September 2021Last updated 3 February 2025 + show all updates
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Changed lead organisation to NHS England.
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First published.