10th February 2017
PHE has published 8 easy-read guides to explain the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy for people with learning disabilities.
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 booklet.
These include:
- Screening for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant
- Screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant
- Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant
- Screening for problems with the baby’s body: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant
- Screening for eye problems for pregnant women with diabetes: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant
- Looking at your baby’s heart, eyes, hips and balls (testes): an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby
- Looking at your baby’s hearing: an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby
- Blood spot tests: an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby
