Vasa Praevia: Screening

(asked on 4th October 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce routine screening in pregnancy for Vasa Praevia.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 8th October 2019

The United Kingdom National Screening Committee in 2017 considered an evidence review of screening for Vasa Praevia (VP). The review did not find sufficient evidence to support a change in the overall recommendation for VP screening. The 2017 review can be seen at the following link:

https://legacyscreening.phe.org.uk/vasapraevia

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