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How to help women with learning disabilities access antenatal and newborn screening

We’ve published new guidance for screening professionals to support women with learning disabilities and their partners to access and understand antenatal and newborn (ANNB) screening.

Screening easy guides updated thanks to expert users

Parents with learning disabilities discuss content of easy read leaflets

The Screening tests for you and your baby easy guides have been improved and updated thanks to fantastic partnership work with The Elfrida Society, a London-based learning disability charity.

New support is available for NHS antenatal and newborn screening providers to offer more digital screening info

Women looks at her mobile phone to access screening information.

With coronavirus limiting social contact, we have been helping maternity providers to signpost women to digital versions of our NHS antenatal and newborn screening information.