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Newborn and child screening programmes

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise newborn and child screening programmes — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

Key high-yield points

  • Routinely offered to ALL pregnant women: HIV, hepatitis B, rubella, syphilis
  • NOT routinely screened: hepatitis C, cytomegalovirus (CMV), toxoplasmosis, Group B Streptococcus

Classic exam question: 'Which infection is part of routine antenatal screening?' - the answer is almost always HIV. Hepatitis C, CMV, toxoplasmosis, and GBS are all distractors.

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