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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive SMA screening as part of new study

Jesy Nelson has campaigned for for SMA to be added to post-birth baby checks (Matt Crossick/PA) - (PA Archive)

Around 750,000 newborns in England will be checked for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) as part of a new study to assess whether screening should be included in post-birth baby checks for serious health conditions.

Pop star Jesy Nelson has campaigned for screening to be rolled out after her twins were diagnosed with the condition.

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