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Question: First scan at 18 weeks
Q:“My wife has just become pregnant. The doctor will not do a scan until she is 18 weeks pregnant. We thought that it was normal to have a scan earlier than this and are concerned that she will be too far pregnant at 18 weeks to terminate the baby if it has Down’s etc. What…
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Tagged AFP, Baby, CVS, Down’s syndrome, Pregnancy, scan
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Ultrasound scans explained
When are scans done? You’ll probably be offered two NHS ultrasound scans in pregnancy. Scans performed before eight weeks are usually done vaginally, using a special probe, to allow a clearer picture of the tiny baby while later scans are all done using a scanner on the bump. Dating scan at 8-12 weeks the sonographer…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Tests
Tagged 3D/4D scans, abnomalities, Amniocentesis, anomaly scan, Baby, dating scan, Down’s syndrome, Hydrocephalus, low lying placenta, nuchal fold translucency test, Nuchal scan, Pregnancy, scan, sonographer, Spina bifida, Ultrasound
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Antenatal testing for multiple births
Antenatal care for twins or multiple pregnancies is similar to a single pregnancy but there are more scans and hospital visits, particularly in the last two months. Some of the tests designed to reassure parents that their baby is healthy are unreliable in a twin pregnancy, which can be unsettling. However, nuchal translucency screening, where…
Antenatal blood tests
You will be offered a variety of blood tests during your pregnancy. By testing your blood, a great deal can be deduced about the likely health of yourself and your baby. Whenever possible the taking of blood tests is timed so that you don’t need lots of needles on separate occasions! Blood group Usually at…
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Tagged anaemia, antibodies, Blood disorders, CVS, Cystic fibrosis, deafness, diabetes, Down’s syndrome, Genetic disorders, German measles, hepatitis B, HIV, Miscarriage, Rh disease, Rhesus factor, rubella, Sickle-cell disease, Thalassaemia, Toxoplasmosis, Ultrasound, Vaccination
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Are scans and tests in pregnancy compulsory?
No, scans and tests are not compulsory however, you will be offered all tests and scans that are felt appropriate for you and your baby. Every test which is offered to you should be fully explained so that you know what the test is for, why it is being offered to you and what the results might show. Many…
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Tagged antenatal, Down’s syndrome, Midwife, Pregnancy, Prenatal diagnosis, scan, Tests, Ultrasound
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Diagnostic tests in early pregnancy
What is involved in diagnostic test in early pregnancy and what does it involve? Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) This is a diagnostic test which can tell you for certain whether your baby has Down’s syndrome or another genetic abnormality. The test can’t tell you whether your baby has spina bifida. When is the test carried out? Between 11…
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Tagged Amniocentesis, Amniotic fluid, Chorionic villus sampling, CVS, Diagnostic tests, Down syndrome, Down’s syndrome, Miscarriage, Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling, Pregnancy, Prenatal diagnosis, Spina bifida, Ultrasound
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Confirming your pregnancy
As soon as you think you are pregnant – or have a positive result from a home pregnancy testing kit – you will need to arrange your maternity care. Find out how to do this in your area. In some areas you will still need to see your GP who can arrange for you to see a midwife,…
Posted in Am I pregnant?, Pregnancy
Tagged antenatal tests, Down’s syndrome, Folic acid, food hygiene, GP, Midwife, Pregnancy, Pregnancy test, Pregnant, surgery, Ultrasound
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Antenatal testing – one mother’s story
Every year more than 700,000 women in the UK become pregnant and, as a result of antenatal testing, over 35000 will be told that their baby is at risk of a serious abnormality. Fiona was told that her first baby had a very high risk of Down’s syndrome. Here she explains how the news affected…
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Tagged Breech birth, Caesarean section, CVS, Down syndrome, Down’s syndrome, Infertility, Jack Toby, Midwife, Miscarriage, morning sickness, Nuchal scan, Nurse, Oman, postnatal depression, Pregnancy, Prenatal diagnosis, Royal College of Nursing, Ultrasound, unexplained infertility, Vicki Allenach
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My son, George, has Down’s Syndorme
After her first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, Carole Arnold was excited when her son George was born by emergency caesarean section at 36 weeks. But when he was just a couple of days old the doctors told her that George had Down’s Syndrome. Carole says, “I remember starting to cry before the…
Antenatal tests
Antenatal tests After the initial excitement of discovering you are pregnant, the next thought for most parents is, ‘Will our baby be all right?’ There are now many antenatal tests that can be carried out during pregnancy which will offer reassurance if you are anxious. You don’t have to have these tests, but it’s important…
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Tagged Diagnostic tests, Down’s syndrome, Fertility, Health insurance, Pregnancy, Ultrasound
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