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  • Newborn blood spot cards explained

    What happens to your baby's blood spot card once they've been tested and how blood spot cards can be used for research to help improve screening.

  • Hysteroscopy

    Find out about hysteroscopy, a procedure used to examine the womb (uterus) to diagnose and treat some women's health conditions.

  • Differences in sex development

    Find out about differences in sex development (DSDs), a group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals don't develop as expected. Some people prefer to use the term intersex.

  • Thalassaemia - Thalassaemia carriers

    Read about how to find out if you're a carrier of thalassaemia and what it means for your health and any children you have.

  • Sickle cell disease - Carriers

    Read about how to find out if you're a carrier of sickle cell and what it means for your health and any children you may have.

  • Hydrocephalus - Causes

    Find out what causes hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus present at birth (congenital) can be caused by conditions like spina bifida. Hydrocephalus that develops later (acquired) is often the result of an injury or illness.

  • Chorionic villus sampling - Why it's offered

    Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is offered to pregnant women at risk of having a baby with a serious genetic disorder. It will diagnose any problems at an early stage.

  • Amniocentesis - Why it's offered

    Read about amniocentesis, a diagnostic test that may be offered to detect a serious or potentially serious disorder in an unborn baby (foetus).

  • Reye's syndrome

    Find out about Reye's syndrome, including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help, how it's treated and how to prevent it.

  • Pneumonia

    Find out about pneumonia, including what the symptoms are, where to get medical help, what the treatments are, what causes it and how to prevent it.