Growth Scan

24-36 weeks

This Growth Scan is to:

  • verify fetal growth

  • verify estimated fetal weight

£90.00RRP

Your Growth Scan

This scan, available from 24 to 36 weeks, is performed by one of our qualified sonographers with diagnostic scanning experience. It includes:

  • 15-minute diagnostic appointment
    The 15 minutes includes your arrival at reception, your scan, looking through your images where time allows and asking the sonographer any questions

  • growth report with fetal weight estimation

  • assessment of umbilical artery blood flow to check for fetal growth restriction in the third trimester

  • complimentary sexing of baby, if requested

  • printed images

Assessing the umbilical artery blood flow is a marker for intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR). We recommend that you present your Growth Scan report to your usual healthcare professional, whose contact details we will take at the time of booking.

Your choice of a free rescan or alternative is included if baby’s position is difficult on the day of your scan.

You can also view baby in beautiful 4D with our 4D Freeview option, and receive thermal black and white 3D prints at no extra charge. If your baby’s position does not offer a good view on the day, we cannot offer a free rescan as this is not the primary purpose of the scan.

You will receive a clear written report of your scan results, including our recommendation for your next steps. If we recommend a medical follow-up, we can email a copy of your report to your healthcare provider at no extra cost if you provide their contact details.

At your appointment, you will receive physical copies of images and a diagnostic report as part of the scan. Following the appointment, you will receive a link to the Pim platform. Here, you have the option to pay £1.99 to gain access to Pim’s digital library containing your images and reports.

What you get with Ultrasound Direct

Fully qualified and regulated healthcare professionals

The highest possible image and data storage security

A comprehensive report with recommended follow-up

Friendly, supportive and welcoming staff

Preparing for your scan

  • we’ll need access to your abdomen, so please wear a two-piece outfit (like a top and trousers, or a top and a skirt)

Don’t miss our exciting extras

Available to buy at your appointment (subject to clinic stock)

Pulsebeat Bear

Capture baby’s pulsebeat in an adorable keepsake bear.

Colour Prints

Keep copies of images with 3D colour gloss prints in a sleeve.

Keyring

Relive this moment every day with a beautiful keyring! We aren't able to offer keyrings at all our clinics, but we'll offer you an alternative where possible.

Fridge Magnet

These wonderful keepsakes will be a constant reminder of just how little your baby once was in the early stages of pregnancy.

Gender Reveal Cannon

Small and large available for a spectacular gender reveal!

Scratch Cards

Perfect to share with family and friends for your gender reveal.

Frequently Asked Questions

After your appointment you will be sent a link to access Pim, our top-of-the-range image management platform. You will have the option to pay to access Pim’s unique features and a full digital library of your images.

On rare occasions we are unable to complete the primary purpose of a scan. For pregnancy scans, this may be due to your baby being in a difficult position, or something else such as overlying bowel gas which can obscure the ultrasound image. If this happens, we’ll book you a free of charge rescan so we can try again! The primary purpose is outlined on each scan webpage.

As healthcare professionals the health and wellbeing of you and your baby is our priority. There may be occasions when we need to discuss unexpected findings or bad news. If this happens during your scan, our team will ensure you receive the best possible compassionate care delivered to you as sensitively as possible.  

We will also recommend your next steps. With your consent, we can contact the local early pregnancy unit or midwife on your behalf where possible. For general health scans, we can email our report and supporting images to your GP.  

If after your scan you become concerned about the scan itself or your images and video clips, just call the clinic where you had your scan to discuss any concerns. If the clinic is closed, contact our head office who will be more than happy to help with your query.

 

Absolutely! Every scan at Ultrasound Direct is performed by a fully qualified sonographer whose primary interest is your health. All our sonographers are fully trained and appropriately qualified to perform ultrasound scans. Many of our team also work in the NHS locally.

All our sonographers are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and/or the Register of Clinical Technologists and follow the latest safety guidelines.

We are also registered with the Care Quality Commission, an independent regulator, to make sure you always receive the highest possible standards of care. 

All our sonographers who take blood for blood tests are phlebotomy trained.

If you are experiencing pain or bleeding, go directly to your local A&E or contact your midwife – do not book an ultrasound scan. This is because you may be experiencing a medical emergency and waiting for a scan will cause a potentially harmful delay.

Research suggests that there are no known risks to our method of ultrasound scanning. Scans are painless (although an internal scan may be slightly uncomfortable) and have no known side effects. Ultrasound scans do not use any form of ionising radiation, unlike other diagnostic imaging services such as x-rays.

 We follow the British Medical Ultrasound Society’s guidance for the safe use of diagnostic ultrasound equipment.

 During pregnancy scans, we can record your baby’s pulsebeat – this sounds very similar to the heartbeat, but is recorded in a different way. We record the pulsebeat by scanning blood flow through the umbilical cord, rather than recording the heartbeat by scanning the heart. This is because consistent ultrasound output in one place can have a heating effect, and we don’t want to put your baby at any level of risk. The fast-moving blood in the umbilical cord quickly disperses any potential heating effect.

Visit our FAQs page for any further questions you may have.

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