During the Nuchal scan (11-13 weeks), the Anomaly scan (20-24 weeks) and wellbeing scan (30-34 weeks) we routinely examine the fetal heart and connecting blood vessels.
Why should you have a cardiac scan?
A specialist examination of the fetal heart is recommended for:
- Women with family history of congenital heart abnormalities
- Women with diabetes mellitus
- Women that take antiepileptic drugs
- Fetuses with suspected heart defect and those with increased nuchal translucency or certain non-cardiac abnormalities detected during the routine scans
How is the cardiac scan performed?
The cardiac scan is performed trans-abdominally which means over the tummy.
