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NI women 'discriminated' over no offer of early pregnancy scans

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NI women face 'foetal scan discrimination' over not being offered early scans for foetal abnormalities.

In Scotland , Wales and England antenatal screening is offered to all pregnant women in first trimester.

Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ( RCOG ) said women in Northern Ireland should not have to wait until their 20-week scan.

RCOG has called for earlier scans, with some medics arguing women are being “discriminated against”.

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