DEPARTMENT OF FETAL MEDICINE
NITHYA SCANS AND FETO-CARE CENTRE
ULTRASOUND SCANS
* Viability Scan
* Nuchal Scan
* Anomaly Scan
* Cardiac Scan
* Cervical Scan
* Wellbeing Scan
ULTRASOUND SCANS
* Fetal viability scan-(7-10 weeks)
* Nuchal test -(11+3 to 13+6 weeks) Includes scan and blood analysis
* Fetal anomaly scan-(20 to 24 weeks)
* Cervical Scan
* Fetal Cardiac Scan-(13 to 24 weeks)
* Fetal wellbeing scan Includes Doppler.
HARMONY TEST
* The Harmony test analyzes cell free DNA in maternal blood and gives a strong indication of whether the baby is at high or low chance of having trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) or trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome).
* The test identifies 99%, but not all, of the babies with trisomy 21, 98% of babies with trisomy 18 and 90% of babies with trisomy 13
INVASIVE TESTS
* Chorion Villus Sampling : Chorion villus sampling (CVS) involves the examination of chorionic villi (placental tissue). Both the baby and placenta (afterbirth) originate from the same cell and so the chromosomes present in the cells of the placenta are the same as those of the baby
* Amniocentesis : Amniocentesis involves the examination of cells in the fluid from around the fetus (amniotic fluid). The cells in the amniotic fluid originate from the baby and so the chromosomes present in these cells are the same as those of the baby.
