Title:

NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP)

Description:

The NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) offers screening to all eligible pregnant women in England to assess the risk of the baby being born with Down’s, or Edwards’/Patau’s syndromes or a number of fetal anomalies (structural abnormalities of the developing fetus).

NHS FASP aims to ensure there is equal access to uniform and quality-assured screening across England and women are provided with high quality information so they can make an informed choice about their screening and pregnancy options.

Education and training resources are available for staff covering all stages of the process, from informing women of test availability, through to understanding and supporting their decisions.

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Created:

10 Feb 2017

Last Major Update:

10 Feb 2017

Keywords:

FASP, Ultrasound, Down's, Edward's, Patau's, Edwards', preganancy, antenatal, maternity, midwives, midwifery, maternity support worker, MSW, neonatal