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Ultrasound Care walks for WAGEC
Every night, WAGEC supports 200 women and children impacted by homelessness, domestic violence and systemic disadvantage. WAGEC does this by providing material aid, case management, biopsychosocial support, accommodation, and crisis
6 to 7 weeks gestation – time for your first ultrasound
Congratulations – you’re pregnant! At 6 weeks gestation your baby is about the size of a pea with lots of changes and growth happening, and by 7 weeks, baby is
You are pregnant! 5 weeks gestation
5 weeks gestation is a common time for women to learn they are pregnant as most women with a regular menstrual cycle will realise they’ve missed a period. Some women
4 weeks gestation or 4 weeks pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy! 4 weeks is very early to learn of your pregnancy, and at 4 weeks gestation, your baby is just a tiny ball of cells known as
Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day
On November 4th we celebrate Genetic Counsellor awareness day! Ultrasound Care has a team of passionate genetic counsellors to support you throughout pregnancy and pregnancy planning. Our genetic counsellors are
The First Scan of Pregnancy: What comes next?
Congratulations – you’re pregnant! You’ve now possibly had the chance to see your developing bub on the Ultrasound Care monitor screen and may even have heard your baby’s heart rate
Debunking Ultrasound Myths
There are a number of myths around ultrasound technology. The Ultrasound Care team of doctors and sonographers have highlighted these and give us the real facts. All scanning technology has
Pregnancy in the information age
Models of pregnancy care In some ways, it has never been a more difficult time to navigate pregnancy and birth. There are books, support groups, classes, and huge amounts of
When a pelvic examination is traumatic
Pelvic Examination and Ultrasound Sometimes women and girls coming to Ultrasound Care for a pelvic examination or ultrasound have some anxiety about the procedure. For some, the trauma of a
Why do we look at your cervix during a morphology scan?
When women come to Ultrasound Care for their fetal morphology scan at 18-20 weeks pregnant, we look at a number of things, one of them is the woman’s cervix. We
