Question follow-through · 28751

Vasa Praevia: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
14 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include vasa praevia screening as part of antenatal care within the NHS.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Based on the UK National Screening Committee’s last review in 2023 of screening women for vasa praevia during pregnancy, screening is not currently recommended, because:- it is not known how many babies are affected by it in the United Kingdom;- it is not...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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