Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides
These 8 easy read guides explain the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy for people with learning disabilities.
Applies to England
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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 information provided to women when they book their pregnancy.
If possible, you should print them in colour and single sided to improve understanding and accessibility for people with learning disabilities.
Please note that the Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome easy guide does not yet include information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
To request another format, you can phone 0300 311 22 33 or email england.contactus@nhs.net.
Updates to this page
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Changed content type to guidance. Removed PHE reference numbers.
Update history
2025-09-25 13:48
Small amendment to blood spot test easy guide (from ‘We test for 6 of these diseases’ to ‘We test for some of these diseases’), plus updated publication information on final page and removed PHE references.
2025-09-03 11:24
Removed obsolete paragraph – ‘Please note that the Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome easy guide does not yet include information about non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)’.
2025-06-24 14:25
Changed content type to guidance. Removed PHE reference numbers.
2025-02-05 12:46
Changed lead organiser to NHS England