Antenatal screening

All pregnant women in Northern Ireland are offered a blood test to check for:

• hepatitis B infection;
• HIV infection;
• syphilis infection;
• immunity to the rubella virus (German measles).

Only one sample of blood is needed. The test is offered to all pregnant women, normally at the first antenatal visit.

Find out more about antenatal screening: Protecting you and your baby: Blood tests at your first antenatal visit