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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
1625 FebruaryApril 20262025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Screening in pregnancy: CVS and amniocentesis information for parents

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معلومات للنساء الحوامل اللاتي يُعرَض عليهن إجراء الاختبار التشخيصي فحص عينة الزغابات المشيمية (CVS) أو بزل السلى.(Arabic)

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যে গর্ভবতী মহিলাদের কোরিওনিক ভিলাস স্যাম্পলিং (CVS) বা অ্যামনিওসেন্টেসিস ডায়াগনস্টিক টেস্ট অফার করা হয়, তাদের জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় তথ্যাবলী। (Bengali)

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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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સગર્ભા સ્ત્રીઓ માટે માહિતી કે જેઓને કોરિઓનિક વિલસ સેમ્પલિંગ (CVS) અથવા એમ્નિઓસેન્ટેસિસ ડાયગ્નોસ્ટિક ટેસ્ટ કે પરીક્ષણ (amniocentesis diagnostic test) ઓફર કરવામાં આવે છે (Gujarati)

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

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Informação 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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ਗਰਭਵਤੀ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਰਿਓਨਿਕ ਵਿਲਸ ਸੈਂਪਲਿੰਗ (ਸੀਵੀਐਸ) (CVS) ਜਾਂ ਐਮਨੀਓਸੈਂਟੇਸਿਸ ਨਿਦਾਨਕਾਰੀ (amniocentesis diagnostic) ਟੈਸਟ ਦੀ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। (Punjabi)

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Informații pentru femeile gravide cărora li se oferă o biopsie de vilozități coriale (CVS), sau un test diagnostic de amniocenteză. (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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معلومات برائے حاملہ خواتین جنہیں کوریونک ویلس سیمپلنگ (CVS) یا امنیوسینٹیسس تشخیصی ٹیسٹ کی پیشکش کی جاتی ہے۔ (Urdu)

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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.

The information is available in 10 other languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish, and Urdu.

Refer to how to print digital leaflets if you need to provide a copy of this guidance to people who cannot access the internet.

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2017
Last updated 1625 FebruaryApril 20262025 + show all updates

  1. Added list of translations to the details. Added link to guidance on printing leaflets.

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Update history

2026-02-16 11:13
Added list of translations to the details. Added link to guidance on printing leaflets.

2025-04-25 14:56
Added translations for Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish and Urdu

2025-02-03 15:23
Changed lead organisation to NHS England. Removed reference to screening helpdesk. Removed references to PHE. Removed PDF version.