Pregnancy Care Option 4

  • 6 to 10 weeks

    Confirmation of pregnancy by ultrasound examination and discussion of pregnancy care

  • 11 to 14 weeks

    Nuchal Translucency Scan for Down syndrome screening and consultation.

  • 18 to 20 weeks

    Anatomical survey scan and consultation.

  • 23 weeks

    Consultation and uterine artery scan.

  • 16 weeks

    Interim ultrasound and consultation. Examination of soft markers for Down syndrome.

  • 24 weeks

    Consultation and uterine artery scan.

  • 26 weeks

    Routine antenatal visit, blood test for diabetes and 4 dimensional scan.

  • 28 weeks

    Routine antenatal visit, blood test for haemoglobin level, antibody screen.

  • 32 weeks

    Consultation and fetal growth scan.

  • 34 weeks

    Routine antenatal visit.

  • 36 weeks

    Routine antenatal visit and vaginal swab for Group B streptococcus.

  • 37 weeks

    Routine antenatal visit and discuss issues around labour and mode of delivery.

  • Weekly visits thereafter for routine antenatal visits, assessment of fetal wellbeing.

Enquiries and booking

The anxieties we had with our IVF pregnancy were allayed with the extra scans at Thornbury hospital with Tom Farrell. Helen (Sheffield)