Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: options after a higher chance screening result
Information for pregnant women with singleton (having only one baby) and twin pregnancies who have received a higher-chance result from the combined or quadruple screening test
- From:
- NHS England
- Published
- 1 June 2021
- Last updated
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235AprilFebruary20242025 — See all updates
Applies to England
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Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: options after a higher chance screening result – for print
PDF, 258 KB, 9 pages
Details
This information should support, but not replace, the discussions pregnant women have with healthcare professionals.
The information is available in 12 other languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu.
This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).
Contact the Screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.
Updates to this page
Published 1 June 2021
Last updated 235 AprilFebruary 2024
2025
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Updated NHS England contact information
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Removed references to PHE, and wording now aligned according to Screening tests for you and your baby (STFYAYB).
Clarified information on NIPT choices, in particular when women receive a very high chance result (between ‘1 in 2’ and ‘1 in 10’) from the combined or quadruple tests.
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Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.
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Added text description for 'options after higher chance screening result' flowchart.
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Addition of 12 language translations.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-03-06 16:53
Added information on requesting other formats.
2025-02-05 12:42
Updated NHS England contact information
2024-04-23 13:09
Removed references to PHE, and wording now aligned according to Screening tests for you and your baby (STFYAYB).Clarified information on NIPT choices, in particular when women receive a very high chance result (between ‘1 in 2’ and ‘1 in 10’) from the combined or quadruple tests.
Details
This information should support, but not replace, the discussions pregnant women have with healthcare professionals.
The information is available in 12 other languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu.
This information is available in A4 PDF format (in English) to print out and provide for people who cannot access digital information (see list above).
Contact the Screening helpdesk with any queries about this publication, making sure you include its full title.
Updates to this page
Published 1 June 2021Last updated
-
Updated NHS England contact information
-
Removed references to PHE, and wording now aligned according to Screening tests for you and your baby (STFYAYB). Clarified information on NIPT choices, in particular when women receive a very high chance result (between ‘1 in 2’ and ‘1 in 10’) from the combined or quadruple tests.
-
Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.
-
Added text description for 'options after higher chance screening result' flowchart.
-
Addition of 12 language translations.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-03-06 16:53
Added information on requesting other formats.
2025-02-05 12:42
Updated NHS England contact information
2024-04-23 13:09
Removed references to PHE, and wording now aligned according to Screening tests for you and your baby (STFYAYB).Clarified information on NIPT choices, in particular when women receive a very high chance result (between ‘1 in 2’ and ‘1 in 10’) from the combined or quadruple tests.