Anomaly Scan
An abnormality scan provides a detailed assessment of your baby's health and development. The scan takes place between 20-24 weeks and looks at your baby's bones, heart, brain, spinal cord, face, kidneys and abdomen to check for 11 different physical and chromosomal conditions.
During the scan, we examine every part of the baby's body, determine the position of the placenta, assess the amount of amniotic fluid and measure the baby's growth. Particular attention is paid to the brain, face, spine, heart, stomach, intestines, kidneys and limbs. The main purpose of the anomaly scan is to assess the pregnancy thoroughly and check for any rare conditions, including those of the brain, spine and heart. You may also ask for the sex of the baby to be determined at this scan.
Important information about your appointment:
The appointment duration is usually 1 hour in singleton pregnancies.
Ultrasound images and the electronically signed report will be stored in a special memory stick which will be given to you with no extra charge.
Frequently Asked Questions About Anomaly Scan
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An anomaly scan takes a close look at your baby and your uterus (womb) between 20-24 weeks of gestation.
During the scan, we examine every part of the baby's body, determine the position of the placenta, assess the amount of amniotic fluid and measure the baby's growth. Particular attention is paid to the brain, face, spine, heart, stomach, intestines, kidneys and limbs. The main purpose of the anomaly scan is to assess the pregnancy thoroughly and check for any rare conditions, including those of the brain, spine and heart. You may also ask for the sex of the baby to be determined at this scan.
If any abnormalities are found, the significance of the findings will be discussed, and patients will be given further advice.
This is an important detailed scan that is performed to examine each part of the fetal body and to check for any abnormalities.
Which treatment plan is best for you?
- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation
- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation
- Pretreatment & consent consultation
- Stimulation of ovaries to develop multiple follicles
- Monitoring ultrasound scans during stimulation
- Egg collection and, sedation for egg collection
- Sperm preparation and fertilization of eggs (ICSI)
- Embryo culture to day 5
- Progesterone test just before embryo transfer
- Fresh embryo transfer
- Freezing and storage of the remaining embryos (if appropriate)
- Review consultation
- Medication
- Transportation
- Hotel accommodation