What is Pregnancy Scan?
Is a prenatal test offered to most pregnant women? It uses sound waves to show a picture of your baby in the uterus (womb).
Ultrasound helps your healthcare provider check on your baby’s health and development.
Pregnancy Scan Prices In South Africa?
| 2D gender scan | R400 |
| 2D early scan | R400 |
| 2D FA Scan (18 – 22) weeks | R650 |
| Elective 4D scan ( 26- 32) weeks | R600 |
| Fetal well being/ growth Scan (23 – 40) weeks | R400 |
| ** A 40% is added to all pregnancy scans for Twin Pregnancies** | |
| Breast | R450 |
| Carotid Artery Assessment | R400 |
| Lower limbs ? DVT | R450 |
| Renal Tract includin Bladder and Prostate | R450 |
| Thyroid | R450 |
| Upper Abdomen lower | R450 |
How many scans do you have during a pregnancy?
Most healthy women receive two ultrasound scans during pregnancy.
“The first is, ideally, in the first trimester to confirm the due date, and the second is at 18-22 weeks to confirm normal anatomy and the sex of the baby,” explains Mendiola.
What happens at your first scan?
The purpose of the dating scan is to check: how many weeks pregnant you are and work out your due date (the estimated date of delivery, or EDD) whether you’re expecting more than 1 baby.
That the baby is growing in the right place.