Tag: Pregnant women
NICE recommends blood tests for pregnant women to help diagnose pre-eclampsia
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)'s new draft diagnostic guidance has recommended one of four blood tests to diagnose pre-eclampsia in...
New campaign launched to encourage pregnant women to take Covid-19 jabs
The government has launched a new campaign over social media and radio today (January 10) to encourage pregnant women to take their first, second...
NHS to roll out same-day pre-eclampsia test for pregnant women
The NHS is going to roll out a same-day life-saving test for pregnant women to rule out pre-eclampsia – a life-threatening condition.
Known as placental...
NICE draft guidance extends recommendation for sapropterin to pregnant women
NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending sapropterin (also called Kuvan and made by BioMarin) as an option to treat phenylketonuria (PKU) in pregnant...
Government launches clinical trial investigating Covid-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women
The government has launched clinical trial to investigate the best gap between first and second Covid-19 vaccine doses for pregnant women in England on...
More than 50,000 pregnant women got first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in England
A total of 51,724 pregnant women in England have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, the data from Public Health England (PHE) revealed,...