Sharon Webb

Getting ready for the end of rubella screening in pregnancy in England

Sharon Webb, 1 February 2016 - NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme, UK National Screening Committee

Wednesday, 27 January 2016 was the day when it was announced that antenatal screening for rubella (German measles) susceptibility will stop.

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