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Pregnancy and Newborn Screening

This page provides information on routine screening tests offered during pregnancy and for newborn babies.

Pregnancy and newborn screening timeline

The pregnancy and newborn screening timeline chronologically explains all of the screening tests offered during pregnancy and after birth.

Screening tests offered during pregnancy


Your guide to screening tests during pregnancy has been developed to reflect updates to the screening programme and support pregnant women in deciding whether to be screened.

Screening tests offered for newborn babies


Your guide to newborn screening tests reflects updates to the screening programme and supports new mothers in deciding whether to take up the offer of screening for their baby.

Hearing Screening Leaflets

Your baby´s visit to the audiology clinic provides useful information if your baby has been referred to the audiology clinic for a further hearing test. This booklet explains why this test is needed and what is involved.



Your baby has a hearing loss answers some common questions and describes support available for parents and families of babies who have a hearing loss.

Page updated: 24 October 2011

Links

www.pnsd.scot.nhs.uk (external link)
A dedicated website to support health professionals working in the screening programmes providing online access to training materials, standardised national protocols, care pathways and approved project documentation.

Pregnancy and Newborn Screening Network (external link)
Established using the community shared space via the NHS e-library. This network acts as a virtual discussion and knowledge sharing forum for any health professional involved in the pregnancy and newborn screening programmes.

Ready Steady Baby contains information for your pregnancy journey including tests offered.

Resources

Early Years Information Pathway
Information from a national and local perspective and signposts professionals to resources to support parents and carers of children during pre-conception, pregnancy, infancy, toddler and the pre-school period, up to the age of five years.

For further copies of any NHS Health Scotland publication please contact your local Health Promotion Department or email publications@health.scot.nhs.uk

Further Information

Changes to the pregnancy & newborn screening programmes are outlined in the Chief Executive Letter, July 2008 (external link).