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• Termination for fetal anomaly

  If tests show your baby has a serious condition, having a termination to end the pregnancy (an abortion) is an option.

• Flat head syndrome

  Find out about flat head syndrome (plagiocephaly and brachycephaly), including how it affects babies, things you can do to help and what causes it.

• Screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia

  Find out about screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia in pregnancy, including how and why it's done, how to get it and when you receive the results.

• If antenatal screening tests find something

  What to expect if antenatal pregnancy screening finds there might be a problem with the baby.

• Contraception

  Find out about the different methods of contraception, where to get them and how well they work at preventing pregnancy.

• Tiredness and sleep problems

  Find out about sleeplessness and feeling tired in pregnancy, the safest sleeping positions, and remedies including relaxation techniques and cutting down on caffeine.

• Advice for new parents of a child with Down’s syndrome

  Babies with Down's syndrome are like any newborn babies.

• Folic acid: medicine used to keep your baby healthy in pregnancy and to treat folate deficiency anaemia.

  NHS information about folic acid medicines and supplements, including what it's used for, who can use it, how to use it and side effects.

• Why it's offered

  Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is offered to pregnant women at risk of having a baby with a serious genetic disorder.

• Help from social services and charities - Social care and support guide

  Includes helplines, needs assessments, advocacy and reporting abuse.