SONOGRAPHY

Sonography involves using ultrasound device to build a picture of the baby through sound waves. The scans are completely painless, have no known side effects on mothers or babies and can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy.

We offer all pregnant women at least two ultrasound scans during their pregnancy. The first is usually when you are around 8-14 weeks pregnant and is sometimes called the dating scan, because it estimates when the baby is due (the estimated date of delivery, or EDD).

The second scan usually takes place between 18 weeks and 21 weeks. It's called the anomaly scan because it checks for structural abnormalities (anomalies) in the baby.

We look for the following at the scan:

The site of the pregnancy

Check the baby’s heart beat – (viability)

Count the number o f babies (Single or multiple)

To measure the baby to check that the dates are corrects

To detect most abnormalities.

4D BONDING SCANS
4D scanning offered at Gynaecare Women’s Hospital is an amazing three dimensional picture of your baby on the screen. Your baby can even sometimes be seen moving, yawning, sucking the thumb and even smiling. A truly magical experience!

Our service is affordable, safe, professional and world recognized. All of our 4D scans include a well-being check which is medically approved.

What is 2D, 3D and 4D Scans?

2D - Normal ultrasound machines produce a 2D (cross section) image which shows an outline of the baby and the internal organs.

3D - The three dimensional (3D) images show the outside of the baby.

4D - The recent advances allow the 3D reconstruction to occur so fast that the baby can be viewed in real time (4D scanning). Therefore 4-D scans are effectively moving 3-D images of the baby.

When can I have a 4D Scan performed?
The best time to have a 3-D or 4-D scan is between 10 - 14 weeks and 18 - 30 weeks.