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NHS website: Screening tests in pregnancy

NHS Choices is the NHS's comprehensive health information service.

Find out all about the ultrasound scans and checks and tests you'll be offered as part of your antenatal care, including screening for Down's syndrome, Edwards' syndrome and Patau's syndrome.

NHS website: Screening tests in pregnancy

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)

ARC offers non-directive information and support to parents before, during and after antenatal screening; when they are told their baby has an anomaly; when they are making difficult decisions about continuing with or ending a pregnancy, and when they are coping with complex and painful issues after making a decision, including bereavement.

Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) website

Screening tests for you and your baby

This booklet gives you information on the screening tests you will be offered during your pregnancy and after your baby is born.

It explains the different types of test and what the tests are looking for.

UK Government: Screening tests for you and your baby

SOFT UK (Support Organisation For Trisomy 13/18)

SOFT UK was founded in 1990 by two mothers, Christine Rose and Jenny Robbins.

They had discovered first-hand that there was a lack of support and information for families affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau's syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards' syndrome) and related disorders.

Remaining true to its founding purpose, SOFT UK is an organisation run by families for other families.

It provides up-to-date information and non-judgemental support.

The information is evidence-based and prepared in collaboration with professional advisers.

It is always given to complement the advice of the clinicians who work with individual families.

SOFT UK (Support Organisation For Trisomy 13/18) website

Down's Syndrome Association

Answers to questions that are often asked about Down's syndrome.

This information will help you to separate the facts from some common misconceptions.

If you don't find what you are looking for, there's a helpline and details of how to speak to specialist advisors.

Down's Syndrome Association website

Down's Syndrome Association: For new parents

A special section of the charity website (see previous item) with information especially useful for new parents.

Down's Syndrome Association: For new parents

NHS website: Anomaly scan at 18-21 weeks pregnant

Useful information about the routine ultrasound scan - sometimes called the 'mid-pregnancy' or '20-week' scan - which is usually carried out when you are between 18 and 21 weeks pregnant.

NHS website: Anomaly scan at 18-21 weeks pregnant

NHS website: Ultrasound scans in pregnancy

A overview of ultrasound pregnancy scans on the NHS Choices website.

NHS website: Ultrasound scans in pregnancy

NHS website: New Down's Syndrome blood test 'more reliable'

An NHS Choices news article, with information about the blood test.

NHS website: New Down's Syndrome blood test 'more reliable'

Pregnancy Choices Swindon

Having an unplanned pregnancy can cause confusion, worry, fear etc.

You may feel under pressure to make a decision.

This local support group provides help with unplanned pregnancy and pregnancy loss, through abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth.

They will listen to your concerns and  offer you time and space to explore your options.

Pregnancy Choices Swindon website

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