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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Does anyone know how much more detailed a 20 week scan is over a 16 week scan?

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beatie · 09/03/2005 09:42

My health authority only offers a 16 week scan. I suspected it was less detailed than a 20 week scan for several reasons. a) I think I read it somewhere and b) a friend of mine who is a docotr paid to have a 20 week Bupa scan.

I haven't been able to contact the said friend to discuss this with her so I thought I'd try my luck here. I saw my midwife yesterday for the first time and got a little brown envelope with lots of leaflets inside. One of these leaflets explains the 16 week scan and says it is a dating scan and that this scan is not a detailed scan

Now I am worried. How would heart defects, or problems with kidneys or other things be picked up at the 16 week scan?

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dibleydoughnut · 10/03/2005 20:08

a 16 week is quite detailed, although they probably wont b able to sex baby, until about 20wks because its still developing

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