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Nhs England

February 5
12:46 2025

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Health professionals should download and print off copies of these easy guides to use when explaining screening tests offered during and after pregnancy to people with learning disabilities.

These easy guides are adapted from the Screening tests for you and your baby information provided to women when they book their pregnancy.

If possible, you should print them in colour and single sided to improve understanding and accessibility for people with learning disabilities.

Please note that the Screening for Downs syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Pataus syndrome easy guide does not yet include information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

To request another format, you can phone0300 311 22 33or emailengland.contactus@nhs.net.

Updates to this page

Published 10 February 2017
Last updated 5 February 2025 +show all updates
  1. Changed lead organiser to NHS England

  2. Easy guide to screening for Downs syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Pataus syndrome updated and replaced to include non-invasive prenatal testing.

  3. Added notification that Screening for Downs, Edwards and Pataus syndromes easy guide does not include NIPT information.

  4. Content of all 8 easy guides updated.

  5. Updated section on screening for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis.

  6. Updated artwork for pregnancy sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 and for baby section 1.

  7. First published.

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