11 Weeks+6days-13 Weeks+6days (£100)
Brayford Studio Lincolnshire is the only recognized and accredited private centre in Lincolnshire by the Fetal Medicine Foundation, (FMF), and King’s College in London, UK. Our sonographers are all accredited by the fetal Medicine Foundation also. Ultrasound scan screening is for Down’s syndrome as well as Edward’s syndrome and Patau’s syndrome and Turner’s syndrome. The ultrasound scan measures the nuchal translucency thickness and the presence or absence of the nasal bone of the baby as the majorities of babies with Down’s syndrome may have an increase in the fluid collection behind the baby’s neck and may also have absent fetal nasal bone. Nuchal translucency measurements as well as the blood test in the first trimester of pregnancy (The Combined Test) may avoid the needs for amniocentesis. The latter may have up to 1% risk of miscarriages of normal pregnancy due to the amniocentesis itself. Our cut-off point for nuchal translucency measurements are: 3mm, and that of the risk score is: 1 in 300. Nuchal translucency on its own picks up approximately 74% of cases of Down’s syndrome. If combined with the nasal bone and the blood test the pick up rate of Down’s syndrome may be increased up to 97% with 3% - 5% false negative and 3% - 5% false positive results. The result of the nuchal translucency scan is given to patients following counseling on the same day. The blood test results in 24 hours. We do not do the blood test at the Brayford Studio Lincolnshire but we can arrange it for you on request.
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