• We offer a sonographer led ultrasound service to help
• Confirm and diagnose an intrauterine pregnancy
• Exclude ectopic pregnancy
• Viability/ Heartbeat
•  Check for single or multiple pregnancies
• Measuring the pregnancy to determine the estimated dates
• Look for a reason for your pain or bleeding, whether that be to exclude a miscarriage or ovarian cyst.

A dating scan is a fast and safe way to confirm the date of your pregnancy from 8 weeks onward. If you are excited to know your due date and you are not sure of your last menstrual period or the date of conception, we recommend you to do the dating ultrasound scan. During the Dating scan, the size of your Baby will be measured (from head to bottom). This measurement will provide a relatively precise estimate of the age of your pregnancy. If you decide to have a Dating scan, it will probably be your first scan when you will also be able to see the heartbeat and check for any movement. You do NOT need a referral to do this scan.

The Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), known as Harmony Test, has been provided by London Private scan as the most accurate way of identifying the risk of a baby born with Down Syndrome (trisomy 21),Edward Syndrome (Trisomy 18) or Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13).

• Visualise or listen to your baby’s heartbeat (depending how far along you are)
• Wishing to have one extra scan outside of NHS antenatal care provider to have one more bonding experience with your baby before the delivery
• Have been experiencing leaking of fluid or some vaginal bleeding (in which case we also recommend to check your cervical length)
• Have been feeling generally unwell and wish to make sure your baby’s unaffected
•  Have been feeling reduced baby movements
• Wish to confirm baby’s lying head down
• Wish to confirm there is enough fluid around your baby

An anomaly scan is known as a mid-pregnancy scan, 19-23 weeks (optimal suggestive time is 20-21 weeks). The main purpose of this scan is to entirely check your baby and make sure that the baby is developmentally and structurally normal. This is very important to have this scan done as some babies’ health problems cannot be predicted by the health of parents or their family history.

In the 3rd trimester we can monitor the growth of your baby by measuring the head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length. This will help determine if your baby’s growth rate is consistent with your estimated due date as well as give an estimated weight of your baby. With this scan we also check the blood flow to your baby to ensure the placenta is functioning as we expect. We examine the amniotic fluid level around your baby as this can be an indicator for gestational diabetes or problems with the placenta function.

If you are excited to find out whether you are having a baby boy or girl, the Gender scan will confirm it for you. Our sonographer will use advanced ultrasound technology to reveal the sex of your baby. While ultrasound scans cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, our team strives for the most precise results. If your baby’s position is not ideal for gender determination; we may ask you to take a short walk to encourage movements before rescanning.

Presentation scan is offered any time in pregnancy between weeks 35 to 40. The main purpose of this scan is to examine your baby’s position as you are approaching your delivery date. In this scan out expert sonographer will look at the placenta position and the amount of amniotic fluid. Presentation scan also includes performing the growth scan to assess your baby’s development, measuring the head, abdomen, and limbs to compare the measurements against the national growth charts and estimate your baby’s weight.

During the process of conception of pregnancy, eggs and sperms meet just outside the fallopian tubes of the uterus. Fallopian tubes are narrow thin tubes that guide the sperms towards the ovaries, where the ovulated free egg is waiting to be fertilized. Once fertilization happens, the small bundle of newly formed conception cells (blastocyte) starts multiplying and growing. In the meantime, it starts to travel back towards the cavity of the uterus via the fallopian tubes. This migration usually takes around 5-6 days, and the embryo implants itself within the lining of the uterus (endometrium). This is the natural and correct place for the pregnancy to be as the muscle of the womb can stretch and carry the baby for 9 months.