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Antenatal Screening Wales policy, standards and protocols 2019

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Published on: 6th June 2019

  • All Wales/National
  • Annual

The health board maternity services in Wales provide antenatal screening tests to pregnant women as part of their antenatal care. Antenatal screening tests are provided for different reasons, and this makes antenatal screening a complex programme with a number of different purposes and unique ethical considerations and implications.

The agreed purpose of the antenatal screening programme in Wales is:

  • to detect defined conditions present in either the mother or baby that are likely to have an effect on the health of either, and for which an effective intervention is available.

For some conditions, preventive treatment is available during the antenatal period or after delivery to improve the baby’s health.

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