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Guidance

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
56 FebruaryMarch 20252026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Your choices after a higher chance screening result

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Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: options after a higher chance screening result – for print

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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).

To request another format, you can phone 0300 311 22 33 or email england.contactus@nhs.net.

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Published 1 June 2021

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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.