General practice & prim · UKMLA & AKT
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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