Early Pregnancy Ultrasound: our service
OMNI provides rapid access to diagnostic tests for women with early pregnancy problems using the most advanced ultrasound technology available. Symptoms warranting an ultrasound scan include vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain or both. At OMNI, we see women as soon as they know they are pregnant up until the end of 14 weeks gestation. As the structures in an early pregnancy are so small, transvaginal ultrasound is the best approach for clearly seeing the pregnancy. OMNI uses a highly sensitive internal probe to perform the early pregnancy scan. The clinic at Lower North Shore (St Leonards) runs during normal office hours and Saturday mornings.
Early Pregnancy Assessment
Advantages of early pregnancy ultrasound scanning include:
- accurate dating of the pregnancy
- diagnosis of viable or non-viable pregnancy
- diagnosis of intra- or extra-uterine pregnancy
- early identification of multiple pregnancies
- diagnosis of certain fetal malformations
Early Pregnancy investigations, management and Pregnancy After Care
Whilst we principally provide diagnostic scanning services in early pregnancy, our team is happy to see women for consultation and arrange the necessary follow-up for:
- miscarriage
- recurrent miscarriage
- tubal ectopic pregnancy
- non-tubal ectopic pregnancy
- pregnancies of unknown location (PULs)
Nuchal Scan
OMNI also offers Nuchal Translucency (NT) screening to women of all ages (above and below 35 years). This is a screening test which does not harm the baby and estimates the risk of your baby having Down's Syndrome. The main part of NT test involves an ultrasound scan. The risk of having a baby with Down's Syndrome is calculated by combining the maternal age, the thickness of the NT measurement, the length of the baby and the levels of two placental hormones in the mother's blood (free hCG & PAPP-A).
