Kia ora koutou, 

 

I am pleased to let you know the

• Antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other conditions: Guidelines for health practitioners. 
• Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme: Guidelines for health practitioners 

 

have been updated and new versions are available on the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website at: 

DSOC: Procedures, guidelines and reports ? Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora  

NMSP: Guidelines, updates and practice reminders ? Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora  

 

Thank you for your mahi and support in the updating these guidelines.  

We hope to make these guidelines more accessible as web content early 2025, we will update you when this happens.

  

We would greatly appreciate it if you could pass on this information to your colleagues and/or members as appropriate. Additionally, please encourage them to discard all previous versions of the guidelines for both screening programmes. 

 

If you have any queries about the guidelines, please email: antenatalnewbornscreening@tewhatuora.govt.nz 

  

Ng? mihi,

Kellie

 

Kellie Lumsden

Service Improvement Implementation Manager

Antenatal and Newborn Screening

Prevention

National Public Health Service

+64 21 406831 | kellie.lumsden@tewhatuora.govt.nz