Would you like the 13-week ultrasound? You will first have a consultation with one of our midwives. In a detailed conversation you will then receive information about the test, the results and the scientific study. Because it is a screening test there are legal rules attached to it, we will tell you more about this. You choose whether or not you want the 13-week ultrasound. You can have the 13-week ultrasound done at a pregnancy term of 12+3 to 14+3 weeks.
More about the 13-week ultrasound
The 13-week ultrasound is very similar to the 20-week ultrasound. Both screening examinations take place within our center by specialized ultrasound technicians and with high-end ultrasound equipment. In both examinations, an ultrasound technician from Diagnostics for You uses an ultrasound to see if your child has any indications of physical abnormalities. At the 13-week ultrasound, the ultrasound technician cannot and should not say whether your child is a boy or a girl. The ultrasound does not hurt and is not dangerous. Your child will not feel anything. The ultrasound takes about 30 minutes. Bringing other children to this ultrasound is not allowed. You can find more information about the 13-week ultrasound or first term screening ultrasound on the RIVM website.
The results of the 13-week ultrasound
The ultrasound technician will tell you the results immediately after the ultrasound. In 95 out of 100 pregnancies, the ultrasound operator sees no indication of an abnormality. Follow-up testing is then not necessary. Did the ultrasound technician see anything abnormal? Then you can opt for follow-up testing.
You pay nothing for the comprehensive consultation with your obstetrician and gynecologist and the 13-week ultrasound. The cost of follow-up tests sometimes comes off your deductible.
No, the ultrasound operator can and may never view the gender at the 13-week ultrasound due to the legal rules of screening. Would you still like to know the sex of your child? You can schedule a sex determination ultrasound from 14 weeks.
No, you may not bring children to the screening tests 13-week ultrasound and 20-week ultrasound. Because these can be specialized and sometimes difficult exams, children are not allowed to bring to these ultrasounds. The ultrasound is always done by a specialized ultrasound technician.
- The ultrasound technician must concentrate well during the examination. Therefore, you are not allowed to bring children.
- Do bring your partner or someone else you know well. If the ultrasound technician sees something that could be an abnormality, it is nice to have someone with you.
From 12 weeks and 3 days through 14 weeks and 3 days of pregnancy, the 13-week ultrasound can be done. The ultrasound technician at Diagnostics for You makes the ultrasound at our own practice locations. At the examination, the baby is examined with ultrasound.
The 13-week ultrasound and 20-week ultrasound are done by specialized ultrasound technicians. For this, we cooperate with the ultrasound specialists of Diagnostics for You, who are extensively trained for this purpose and their work consists entirely of performing specialized pregnancy ultrasounds. Unique in Eindhoven region is that these ultrasounds take place at our own locations, so we are always there for you should any peculiarities be seen during this examination.