Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17002
Streptococcus: Screening
Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce routine antenatal screening for Group B streptococcus.
Answer
Screening for group B streptococcus (GBS) is not routinely offered to all pregnant women. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed the evidence to screen for GBS at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy in 2017, and concluded that there was insuff...
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