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General Information: Private Antenatal and Antenatal Ultrasounds
4. Diagnosis of foetal malformation.
Many structural abnormalities in the foetus can be reliably diagnosed using an ultrasound scan at around 20 weeks.
During the first trimester ultrasonic soft markers for chromosomal abnormalities such as the absence of foetal nasal bone, and increased foetal nuchal translucency are now in common use to enable detection of Down’s syndrome in the foetus.
In more recent years the development of ultrasound equipment means that conditions such as cleft lips/palate and congenital cardiac abnormalities are more readily diagnosed and at an earlier stage of pregnancy.
Ultrasound can also assist in other diagnostic procedures in prenatal diagnosis such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordoncentesis and in foetal therapy.
5. Placental localisation.
Ultrasonography has become indispensible in the localisation of the site of the placenta and determining its lower edges, therefore making a diagnosis or exclusion of placenta previa. Other placental abnormalities can also be assessed.
6. Multiple Pregnancies
In cases of multiple pregnancies, ultrasonography is invaluable in determining the number of foetuses, the chrionicity, foetal presentations and provides any evidence of growth retardation and foetal anomaly. It can also assist with the diagnosis of placenta previa and any suggestion of twin to twin transfusion syndrome.
7. Hydraminos and Oligohydraminos.
Excessive or decreased levels of amniotic fluid can be clearly demonstrated by the use of ultrasound techniques. Either of these conditions can have adverse effects on the baby. It is essential that with both these conditions that very careful ultrasound examination should be made to exclude congenital malformation in the foetus and also to exclude intrauterine growth retardation.
8. Other areas.
Ultrasonography is also of great value in other obstetric conditions such as:
confirmation of intrauterine deathconfirmation of foetal presentation in uncertain casesevaluating foetal movements, tone & breathing in the biophysical profile.diagnosis of uterine and pelvic abnormailites during pregnancy eg fibromyomata and ovarian cyst.