United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 17002
Streptococcus: Screening
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29 November 2024
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5 December 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce routine antenatal screening for Group B streptococcus.
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29 November 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce routine antenatal screening for Group B streptococcus.
Source: Commons
5 December 2024
Answer
Screening for group B streptococcus (GBS) is not routinely offered to all pregnant women. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed the evidence to screen for GBS at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy in 2017, and concluded that there was insuff...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-29/17002
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1745795
- uk · wq-1745795 · source updated 5 December 2024