Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28751

Vasa Praevia: Screening

Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Based on the UK National Screening Committee’s last review in 2023 of screening women for vasa praevia during pregnancy, screening is not currently recommended, because:- it is not known how many babies are affected by it in the United Kingdom;- it is not...

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