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Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening pathway requirements

An overview of the Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening end-to-end pathway.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 21 June 2021
• Last updated: 6 January 2025
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  1. 6 January 2025

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  2. 21 June 2021

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This document provides an overview of Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening by describing what should happen at each stage of the end-to-end pathway.

In this publication, we use the terms ‘woman’ and ‘women’ to refer to anyone able to become pregnant, including trans men. Trans men who are pregnant should be offered the same antenatal and newborn screening tests as other pregnant individuals.