Antenatal Care
February 29, 2008
NHS QIS standard 3B2 on routine ultrasound scanning before 24 weeks of pregnancy states that all women should receive two routine antenatal scans, an early dating scan and an anomaly scan. However, not all women in Scotland are currently receiving this standard of care. In response to a written question from Ross Finnie MSP, Shona Robison, the Minister for Public Health announced last week that four of the fourteen NHS boards do not offer a fetal anomaly scan at 18 to 20 weeks as a matter of routine.
Entry Filed under: Parliamentary update, Pregnancy and birth, Scotland. Tags: pregnancy, Scotland, Antenatal Care, birth.
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nctwatch | March 7, 2008 at 10:15 am
If you live in Scotland and you have any information regarding whether or not your local Health Board offers a fetal anomaly scan to pregnant mothers as a matter of routine, we would like to hear from you. Email your comments to campaigns@nct.org.uk