Pregnancy/obstetric US scan
- Early pregnancy scan (up to 11 weeks)
– to confirm & date pregnancy and to assess viability.
– To confirm intrauterine location / to rule out ectopic pregnancy
– to assess for fetal/baby number – to check if singleton pregnancy or twin pregnancy
– to assess for pregnancy complications like bleeding, pelvic pain
– assessment of maternal pelvic pathology
- Second trimester scan (12-27 weeks);
– fetal anomaly scan (18-23 weeks) – provides a detailed check of baby/foetal structures (anatomy)
– reassurance scan
– gestational age assessment in late-detected pregnancies
– fetal well-being scan
– gender scan (preferably 16 – 24 weeks)
– to check placental position – and to rule out placental abnormalities.
– to assess amount of amniotic fluid
– assessment of maternal pelvic pathology
– assessment of length of cervix
- Third trimester scan (28 weeks to term).
– fetal growth scan
– fetal presentation scan
– fetal well-being scan
– 3D & 4D scans
– gestational age assessment in late-detected pregnancies
– amniotic fluid assessment
– assessment of maternal pelvic pathology
– assessment of pregnancy complications such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), antepartum bleeding, reduced fetal movements, etc.
– fetal anatomy assessment, particularly if anomalies were suspected on earlier scans
– placenta location checks
