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Sonography
PRENATAL COUNSELLING is a consultation, not an ultrasound or any other imaging test. It's listed alongside the scans in this catalogue because it's often booked around the same time as one, typically to talk through a result from a screening test such as NT.NB SCAN or USG TIFA STUDY, or to go over your family and personal health history before deciding on further testing. A trained professional asks about your medical and family background, explains what a result does and doesn't mean, and lays out what testing options exist next. Nobody tells you what decision to make. The point of this session is to give you enough plain, specific information about your own situation to make that decision yourself.
This isn't a scan, so there's nothing to measure. The session covers your medical and family history, walks through any test results you already have, and lays out what testing options, if any, make sense next based on your specific situation.
Most entries in this catalogue are imaging tests. PRENATAL COUNSELLING is different: it's a conversation with a trained professional, not a scan, even though it sits within the same sonography-linked department because of how closely it's tied to screening results like NT.NB SCAN or USG TIFA STUDY.
The professional asks about your own health history and your family's, looking for anything that might affect your pregnancy or your baby's health. If you've already had a screening test, they explain what the result means in plain terms, including what it does and doesn't tell you. If a further, more detailed test is a reasonable next step, they explain what that test would involve and why someone might choose it or decline it.
A screening result on its own can be confusing, a number or a risk category without much context. This session exists to give that number context specific to you, not a general explanation copied across every patient. Decisions about whether to pursue further testing stay entirely yours; the professional's role is to make sure you have accurate, complete information before you make them.
Ask your doctor whether this session is best booked before a screening scan, after one, or both, since that depends on what's already known about your pregnancy.
No. It's a consultation, a conversation with a trained professional, not an imaging test of any kind.
You're asked about your medical and family history, any existing test results are explained in plain terms, and your options for further testing, if any apply, are laid out clearly.
No. The professional's role is to give you accurate, complete information about your situation. Decisions about further testing stay yours to make.
A professional trained in prenatal screening and genetic risk typically conducts this session. Ask the centre directly who will meet with you.
This page is general information about the test, not medical advice. Your own report's reference ranges apply — please discuss your results with your doctor.
That depends on what's already known about your pregnancy. Ask your doctor whether it makes more sense before a screening scan, after the result, or both.
It's primarily a conversation focused on your history and any test results. Ask the centre in advance if an examination is part of your specific session.
Yes, the same way any consultation with a healthcare professional is treated confidentially. Ask the centre if you have specific questions about how your information is handled.