Why early pregnancy scans are necessary

Most National Health Service hospitals and clinics will carry out pregnancy scans at 10 to 12 weeks of your pregnancy to confirm that everything is developing as it should be. For any woman who has previously suffered a miscarriage or problems with a pregnancy, this scan provides necessary reassurance that all is well. As well as confirming the due date of the baby, pregnancy scans can detect ectopic pregnancy, multiple pregnancy and many other problems.

If an ectopic pregnancy is left undetected the fallopian tube may rupture, resulting in massive bleeding leading to collapse. Surgery would then be required to remove the fallopian tube, which would reduce your chance of further pregnancy.

Occasionally, it is possible for a baby not to develop or to be miscarried without you realising. An early scan will help to detect this, and provide reassurance that your baby is developing normally. If a multiple pregnancy has occurred the pregnancy should be closely monitored with regular ultrasound scans. There are some occasions when problems can occur when carrying multiple babies which need regular scans.

An early ultrasound scan will also detect an increased risk of cardiac defects and chromosomal abnormalities, which makes it possible for you and your doctor to decide whether further tests should be carried out. Here at Innermost Secrets we have an early pregnancy support package which offers pregnancy scans from seven weeks, much earlier than a NHS hospital. This offers valuable reassurance to any parents with concerns. It also gives you time to obtain necessary facts if there are problems with the pregnancy, and make informed decisions.

Very often the NHS offers routine early scans, but doesn’t have the resources to offer the scans earlier in pregnancy. Early pregnancy scans offer reassurance with the ability to check your baby’s progress from seven to 13 weeks of pregnancy.

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