Ultrasound scan procedures
Cardiac scan

A detailed examination of the fetal heart and connecting vessels is carried out usually at 20 weeks by a consultant cardiologist.

This scan is especially recommended for women with a family history of heart abnormalities, or where increased nuchal translucency had been found at the 12 week scan. It is also an important scan in assessing the risk for Down's syndrome because many of these babies have heart abnormalities.