Guidance

CVS and amniocentesis diagnostic tests: description in brief

Information for pregnant women who are offered a chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis diagnostic test.

From:
NHS England
Published
23 January 2017
Last updated
25 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Screening in pregnancy: CVS and amniocentesis information for parents

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接受绒毛活检 (CVS) 或羊膜穿刺诊断检测的孕妇须知 (Chinese)

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Informacje dla ci??arnych, którym zaoferowano diagnostyczne badanie prenatalne w postaci biopsji kosmówki (CVS) lub amniopunkcji (Polish)

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Informa??o para as grávidas a quem for proposto fazer uma biópsia das vilosidades coriónicas (BVC) ou teste de diagnóstico de amniocentese. (Portuguese)

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Informa?ii pentru femeile gravide c?rora li se ofer? o biopsie de vilozit??i coriale (CVS), sau un test diagnostic de amniocentez?. (Romanian)

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Información para mujeres embarazadas a las que se ofrece una prueba diagnóstica de muestra de vellosidades coriónicas (CVS) o amniocentesis. (Spanish)

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Details

CVS and amniocentesis are diagnostic tests that can tell if a baby definitely has a serious condition by checking their chromosomes. This document is for pregnant women who are offered a CVS or amniocentesis test following antenatal screening tests.

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2017
Last updated 25 April 2025 show all updates

  1. Added translations for Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish and Urdu

  2. Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed references to PHE. Removed PDF version.

  3. Addition of plain A4 PDF version for printing, to provide for people unable to access this information online.

  4. Updated information in line with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists best practice guidelines.

  5. Updated branding on document.

  6. Updated personal data statement and copyright information in leaflet.

  7. First published.

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