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You will be given your expected due date on the day and you will be given a online access card to view your images through our website. Occasionally there is some discomfort from probe pressure on a full bladder or from the vaginal probe manipulation. If this is extremely painful please let us know. An ultrasound scan uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. Sound waves are used instead of radiation which makes them safe.

Ultrasound can be safely used during pregnancy. You will need to arrive with a full bladder before you have your scan. A full bladder allows us to see your uterus and ovaries more clearly.

We normally recommend that you have 2 glasses of water a half hour before you arrive for your scan. The sonographer will place gel on your tummy and which allows the probe to move more freely over your tummy. Pressure will be applied but this is usually not painful to you or harmful to the baby.

We like you to have a full bladder as it makes it easier for us to see your uterus and ovaries from across your tummy.

We also have a look at your kidneys as occasionally the baby can lie on your ureter which drains the urine from your kidneys causing you some problems later in the pregnancy. So we like to know your kidneys are normal at the start of your pregnancy so if a problem arises later we know it is your baby causing the issue!

After we scan across your tummy we will then send you to empty your bladder. We like to do a vaginal scan as this gives us better visualization of your developing baby and where the pregnancy is developing in your uterus. More pregnancy videos. References ACOG.

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In addition and only if requested we will also check the Nuchal translucency as part of the maternal serum screening MSS1 for Downs Syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities.

If after discussion with your midwife you decide to have first trimester screening for downs syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities we will take one additional measurement on your baby. We send these measurements to LabPlus in Auckland where a blood sample from you is also sent. LabPlus then calculate the risk or chance that your pregnancy is affected with Downs Syndrome.

Because this calculation is not carried out on site we are not able to give you the results straight away on the day. LabPlus will contact your midwife with the results and she will discuss the results with you. This is done as a simple blood test. This is known as second trimester screening or MSS2.