Guidance

Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening: standards

Screening standards for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening programme (IDPS).

Applies to England

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These documents present the national screening standards for the NHS infectious diseases in pregnancy screening (IDPS) programme.

The most recent standards apply to data collected from 1 April 2023 onwards. They replace previous versions.

See Population screening: our approach to screening standards for the consistent approach taken to screening standards across all 11 NHS screening programmes.

Published 1 September 2010
Last updated 7 February 2023 + show all updates
  1. Infectious diseases in pregnancy screening standards valid for data collected has been updated and now reads to 1 April 2023 Supporting information has also been updated

  2. Removal of pathway and themes diagram.

  3. Updated programme standards valid for reporting data from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

  4. Added updated standards valid from 1 April 2018.

  5. Publication of 2016 to 2017 standards for the NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, including removal of rubella susceptibility screening in pregnancy.

  6. First published.