Guidance

Severe skeletal dysplasia: information for parents

This information can help parents of babies with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of severe skeletal dysplasia discuss the condition with healthcare professionals.

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This publication explains severe skeletal dysplasia.

It includes information about:

  • what the condition is
  • how common it is
  • how it is diagnosed and confirmed
  • what treatment is available
  • what the outlook for the baby is
  • what happens next
  • how likely it is to happen in future pregnancy
  • where more support and information is available

The NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) tests for this condition.

Published 1 September 2021