What is a private pregnancy scan?
A private pregnancy scan is an essential test for any expectant mother, performed by private healthcare providers using painless, radiation-free, high ultrasound equipment. Elite Community Ultrasound offers Early pregnancy scan, Dating scan, Gender scan, Anomaly scan, Growth scan and Rapid reassurance scan.
Why should I need to have private pregnancy ultrasound scan?
If you’re pregnant, this scans can be tailored to fit your needs. Whether you need an assurance in your early pregnancy or wish to check your unborn baby’s position. Furthermore, expectant parents can find out their unborn baby’s gender, well-being, and much more.
Most accurate diagnosis which can help your GP or midwife to make and proceed your pregnancy in the right direction. Our Rapid reassurance scan is most popular for peace of mind.
Finally, you can have comfortable and hassle-free environment in our private ultrasound clinics. Please read our client’s 5* Reviews and book your appointment confidently.
Please note that it is mandatory to bring your NHS pregnancy notes containing your previous baseline scans during your appointment if you have had one. Failure to do so we won’t be able to perform your pregnancy scan, and as a result your appointment will be re-scheduled.
A. Please don’t worry and simply contact us we shall be more than happy to answer your query. We also have Live Chat for answering your query.
A. Yes, you can upgrade your pre-booked appointment to 4D/5D baby scan anytime before completion of your pre-booked scan.
A. Please contact us asap we shall try our best to accommodate you, but you may have to wait as the other appointments after you can be impacted significantly due to the fully booked clinics.
A. Although we try our best to complete the scan on the same day however, in some cases, we may not be able to do the main purpose of the scan due to baby is in a tricky position, or it could be something else like too much bowel gas that can cloud the ultrasound picture, particularly in pregnancy related scans. If that happens, we’ll book you a rescan at no extra cost in order to complete the main purpose. You may find the main purpose on the scan page you will book or have already booked.
A. You will get your full refund you paid for booking of your scan appointment if you cancel or reschedule it by giving us minimum 48 hours’ notice however this timescale is 24 hours for those who booked the same day appointment. Please read our cancellation and reschedule policies in terms & conditions which can be found on our website.
A. Yes, you can book our services. However, these scans are not the substitute of medical advice. We always recommend to all our guests, who have been experiencing these or other symptoms that require an urgent medical attention, to either contact your GP or midwife as soon as possible or visit to your nearest A & E as soon as possible as this situation can be a medical emergency.
A. Our aim is to deliver the best, caring and affordable private healthcare in the heart of our community rather than working for the large profit margin. We have a team of well qualified and experienced radiologists and specialist sonographers who have desire to work for the community by earning the lowest fee. Furthermore, we are an independent fast growing diagnostic ultrasound service provider and therefore, don’t have to pay any commission to any franchisor or third party.
A. A detailed written report with related images will be given to you after completion of your scan.
If any abnormality or pathology is revealed during the scan, our performing sonographer would advise on your report accordingly as well as to your GP, midwife or any concern health professional who have referred you to Elite Community Ultrasound.
A. You will be given a written report along with relevant images. However, in case our experienced sonographer finds something untoward they will discuss it with you, and we can send the report to your registered GP or midwife if you want.
A. The duration of a single scan is usually 10 – 15 minutes and sometimes can take up to 20 minutes depends on the position and visibility of your unborn baby and complexity of scan.
A. The ultrasound itself doesn’t cause any pain and you won’t feel anything other than the sensor being applied to your skin. However, sometime under-lying issues can cause discomfort such as inflammation in pelvic cavity. Furthermore, transvaginal (internal) scan can give a slight discomfort due to tilting the probe.
A. Yes, you can bring up to two companions. However, the number might vary for 4D/5D baby scans.
A. No, there is no known risk of having this examination. However, certain factors or conditions may interfere with the results of the test. These include high BMI and bowel gas.
A. Simple answer is yes. However, they need to do it by using booking system of Elite Community Ultrasound. They also can send us your “Clinical Detail Form” via contact us and we shall contact you to book this appointment.
A. Simple answer is no! However, self-referral can’t replace an appropriate medical advice from your healthcare professional, and we always recommend getting in touch with your relevant healthcare professional such as GP, midwife, nurse etc for any medical consultation.
