Fetal echo

During the nuchal scan (11-13 weeks), the anomaly scan (20-24 weeks) and wellbeing scan (30-34 weeks) we routinely examine the fetal heart and connecting blood vessels.

A specialist and detailed examination of the fetal heart is recommended for:

• Women with family history of congenital heart abnormalities, those with diabetes mellitus and those taking antiepileptic drugs.
• Fetuses with suspected heart defect and those with increased nuchal translucency or certain non-cardiac abnormalities detected during the routine scans.