To do or not to do prenatal screening?
During an appointment at the practice early in your pregnancy, we will inform and counsel you in detail about the possibilities of prenatal screening. Only after this meeting will you decide whether or not you want to undergo any kind of screening. It is nice and important to prepare yourself for this consultation by reading about the possibilities.
It is up to you to decide whether or not you want to do these tests. There are several tests you can choose from: NIPT-blood test, 13 weeks scan, and 20 weeks scan, you can decide for each test wheather you choose it or not. Below you will find detailed information for each examination in English.
Prenatal screening is the examination for chromosomal and structural congenital abnormalities during pregnancy. This includes the NIPT blood test, 13 and 20-week ultrasound. You decide whether or not you want to have a screening done.
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How do you make your appointment?
NIPT – 13-week ultrasound – 20-week ultrasound
Make an appointment through Diagnostics for You: CALL 088-21 41 149
Clearly state on the phone that you are a client of 040verloskunde and want to schedule 3 appointments:
- General blood test and NIPT blood test (if chosen): available va 10 weeks of pregnancy
- 13-week ultrasound: between 12+3 and 14+3 weeks
- 20-week ultrasound: between 18 weeks and 21 weeks
Because these screening ultrasounds are made by specialized ultrasound technicians, we cooperate with Diagnostics for You for this purpose. Special ultrasound consultations are scheduled by DVU at the locations of 040verloskunde for the 13-week ultrasound and the 20-week ultrasound. So if there are any special circumstances at the ultrasound, we are there for you. Scheduling or rescheduling an appointment is also done through DVU.
You will receive one mail with a bar code from Zorgdomein for these 3 appointments. This code is valid for both the blood test and both ultrasound examinations. So keep this mail with barcode: this barcode will be scanned at the blood test, the 13-week ultrasound and the 20-week ultrasound. BLOOD
Blood collection for NIPT and general blood tests is at a main Diagnostics for You location. Blood draw day: Bring your NIPT request form as well as the ZorgDomein email containing your barcode. ECHOs
The 13 and 20 week ultrasounds are done at a 040verloskunde location: Pisanostraat 4 or Heezerweg 280. These ultrasound examinations are performed at 040verloskunde by a specialized ultrasound technician from “Diagnostiek voor U”. The day of the ultrasound: bring your mail with the barcode. It is legally NOT allowed for children to come along to this appointment because it is a screening ultrasound.