How do I know at an early stage of pregnancy if there are any complications or my baby is not developing properly?
Can the doctors not test for this? I hope everything is ok.
you usually will have a 9/10 week scan and then get all your blood tests. Down syndrome is done at around 18/20 weeks and then you have the anomaly scan too at 20 weeks when they can pick up several things. If you're at all worried please speak to your midwife and they can assure you. Usually they will take blood tests etc, at the ante-natal unit at the hospital when you first go for your check in.
How many weeks are you? and congratulations.
In the early stages of pregnancy you don't know, you just have to trust and relax!
If you are having any abdominal pain or bleeding then you can contact your local early pregnancy unit, normally this will be at the hospital where you plan to have your baby and they can assess your symptoms and will most probably perform an early scan.
Your first routine scan is normally between 11-14 weeks and this is when the nuchal assesment for down's syndrome is made, then the anomoly scan is at around 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Early prgnancy is such an exciting and wonderful time so just enjoy it and get lots of sleep!!
At around 12 weeks you will have a scan to check everything is ok. There are additional tests for downs you can have a few weeks later.
If you have any concerns at all before 12 weeks, you should speak with your midwife or GP.
Good luck with everything 🙂
A good obstetrician can clearly determine any early signs of complications or foetus anomalies with the aid of chromosomal screening, anatomy scan and 3D or 4D scans. Look at the following [DLMURL="http://www.yourobstetrician.co.uk/photo-gallery.php"]Obstetrics scans photo gallery[/DLMURL] to judge how an obstetrician can determine various fetal anomalies at an early stage thereby reducing the risk of many complications.
Antenatal screening has changed..... there is a lot of conflicting advice here.
Here is latest NICE recommendation
[DLMURL] http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG062NICEguideline050609.pdf [/DLMURL]
Hope it helps