I turned 43 earlier this month and am now just past 20 weeks with DC3. How crucial is the 20 weeks anomaly scan exactly? I've not managed to get an appointment (South Africa, so private doctor). I've been calling them non stop, but clearly being a nuisance is not as effective as I had hoped. I've been told that I can have the scan up to 24 weeks, so all is not lost.
The way I am rationalising it, is that it is great if there is nothing wrong, but if there is anything wrong, what can you do about it anyway? (OF COURSE I'd rather have the scan). My 12 week scan went well, with my adjusted Downs risk 1 in just under 700, which apparently, given the years on my clock, is about as good as it gets. Does that count for anything at 20 weeks?
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How important is the 20 week scan??
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Marquand · 24/03/2016 08:48
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