Guidance

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD): information for parents

Information for parents of babies with possible maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) following a baby’s screening test result.

From:
NHS England
Published
1 August 2013
Last updated
4 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD): summary

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Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD): detailed information

HTML

Details

Information and advice for parents of babies with suspected MSUD following newborn blood spot screening. Healthcare professionals should use it to support them in their conversations with parents.

Updates to this page

Published 1 August 2013
Last updated 4 April 2025 + show all updates

  1. Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed references to PHE. Removed PDFs.

  2. Combined separate 'overview' and 'further information' leaflets into one publication. Changed 'overview' to 'summary' and 'further information' to 'detailed information'. Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

  3. Updated in line with clinical guidance.

  4. Converted attachment from PDF to HTML.

  5. One of a suite of updated inherited metabolic disease leaflets.

  6. First published.

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