{"value":{"id":1761874,"askingMemberId":5273,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-02-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","uin":"28751","questionText":"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.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4981,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-02-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>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:</p><p>- it is not known how many babies are affected by it in the United Kingdom;</p><p>- it is not known how accurate screening tests are at detecting it;</p><p>- screening may mean some women are offered an early caesarean when they do not need one; and</p><p>- some women may be reassured by false tests and still have a problem during delivery.</p><p>The Secretariat hopes to be able to commission a further evidence review within the next three years.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Vasa Praevia: Screening","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1761874","method":"GET"}]}