Our multi-tier analysis is unique and fast becoming the hallmark of excellence in prenatal screening. Every scan is also scrutinized by the 2nd and 3rd tiers. The 2nd tier examines the baby images for problems. The 3rd tier assesses the ScanExpert quality of images. If we detect any problems with the baby we will arrange an appointment with our experts. If you qualify for Aseana Guarantee this visit will come at NO EXTRA COST.
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Pre Pregnancy
Scans | Changes | Lifestyle and Diet | Assessment | Package |
General Gynae Scan | How exciting can this be!! You must ready. Optimize your health the health of your baby more. Read on. |
Plan you pregnancy. Have a full risk assessment on your medical background and lifestyle. Optimization of health and lifestyle will optimize your pregnancy outcome. Aseana comprehensive pre-pregnancy check-up package is available. Pre-pregnancy folic acid at 0.4mg started at least 2 months prior to conception will reduce the risk of fetal anomaly (neural tube defects) by 70% |
Comprehensive assessment for the couple and scans available. Basic Intermediate & Comprehensive. We have a package to suit all needs. |
Pre-Pregnancy Assessment. Assess your general health, gynae scan, health screening, genetic career screen of couple, sperm assessment and more. |
Week 0
Scan and Assessment | Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime | Assessment |
Pre-Pregnancy Assessment | Lifestyle: General ClothesDiet Foods to avoid once you are pregnant: All uncooked foods EXCEPT salads and fruits. Avoid half boiled eggs, sushi, medium rare steak, live cheese. As a general rule, freshly cooked foods do not go wrong. Pregnancy is not a licence to binge eat. Eating healthy is important. Excessive weight gain attracts complications such as preterm birth and diabetes. |
Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make Conception Your period was due 2 weeks ago! |
Your urine pregnancy assessment will still be negative. Pre-pregnancy Assessment if not done already |
Week 2
Changes | Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
The hormones are starting to play wonders to your mind and body. | Lifestyle: General ClothesDiet |
The embryo is a mass of cells and has travelled the length of the tube into the womb. It will implant soon. Some may experience minimal pink spotting. This painless, and is normal. | Too early for ultrasound to detect the pregnancy. | Serum hCG to confirm pregnancy Serum hCG if ectopic pregnancy suspected (bleeding/pain) |
Week 6
Changes | Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Pregnancy hormones will start to kick in. You may feel a combination of the following: Tiredness Breast tenderness Appetite changes You may be having morning sickness and spotting. |
Lifestyle: You feel slow and tired. You want to snooze more frequently. This is normal. The pregnancy is slowing you down so you concentrate on baby. General ClothesDiet Supplements-pop up |
Your baby’s nose, mouth, and ears are beginning to take shape. Baby is less than 1cm long. | Early Pregnancy Scan 1. Locate – 1-2% of pregnancies will implant outside the womb causing an ectopic pregnancy. This is potentially life threatening. 2. Twins: 1-2% of all pregnancies are twins. 3. Heart beat can be confirmed. 1 in 3 pregnancies will not progress. 4. Ovarian cysts: 1% of pregnancies have ovarian cysts.The Pregnancy can be located by routine abdominal scan. Heart beat picked up by vaginal scan. |
Week 8
Changes | Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Hormones peaking soon. You may feel a combination of the following: Tiredness Breast tenderness Appetite changes You may be having morning sickness and spotting.You feel bloated as you retain water and your gut motility and transit time slows. This is normal. |
Lifestyle: You feel slow and tired. You want to snooze more frequently. This is normal. The pregnancy is slowing you down so you concentrate on baby. General Clothes You may need to get new bras as the breasts engorge. Diet Supplements-pop up |
Your baby is starting to look more human. It is nearly 2cm long now.
Your baby is constantly moving, though you can’t feel it. You start thinking about important prenatal assessment such as: |
Early Pregnancy Scan 1. Locate – 1-2% of pregnancies will implant outside the womb causing an ectopic pregnancy. This is potentially life threatening. 2. Twins: 1-2% of all pregnancies are twins. 3. Heart beat can be confirmed. 1 in 3 pregnancies will not progress. 4. Ovarian cysts: 1% of pregnancies have ovarian cysts.The pregnancy sac and heart beat should be confirmed by abdominal scan. |
Week 10
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Lifestyle: You feel slow and tired. You want to snooze more frequently. This is normal. The pregnancy is slowing you down so you concentrate on baby. General Clothes You may need to get new bras as the breasts engorge. Diet Supplements-pop up If you are in certain risk group OR if the First trimester pregnancy risk assessment is positive, your doctor will start you on aspirin. |
Your baby has finished the most critical part of organ development. Organs and structures are in place and start to grow.
Upcoming check:
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Early Pregnancy Scan 1. Locate 2. Twins? 3. Heart beat 4. Ovarian cysts? Accurate date (The Due Date) can be confirmed here. |
NIPT can be performed from the 10th week if opted. |
Week 12
Changes | Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Hormones peaked Most negative changes will soon wear off. |
Lifestyle: You feel slow and tired. You want to snooze more frequently. This is normal. The pregnancy is slowing you down so you concentrate on baby. General Clothes You may need to get new bras as the breasts engorge. Diet Supplements-pop up |
Your lil one’s teeny toes can wiggle, her brain is growing, and her kidneys are starting to produce urine. The movements now mimic a mature baby.
Lots of assessment to consider. Some more important than others. Everyone prioritizes differently. |
FT-Scan
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Pregnancy risk assessment
Choices to make on options for Down syndrome checking Routine pregnancy assessment |
Week 14
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Lifestyle You may be feeling more energetic. The hormone induced changes start to wane. General Clothes You may need to get new bras as the breasts engorge. You began to feel your skirts, blouse and pants as they tighten at the waist. DietSupplements |
Your baby’s features are more prominent and starts waltzing around. If you have not done a scan now is the time to catch the whole baby in one view. Baby is beginning to grow very fast. |
Routine Scan Measurements heartbeat |
Week 16
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Positivity starts | Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length.
This is probably the last time you can catch baby whole in 1 scan screen. Oh! And you can’t hide the bump much longer!! |
Routine Scan
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Week 18
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Lifestyle You appetite surges. You want to turn into an eating machine. It is a good time to research healthy eating in pregnancy. Eating well will avoid excessive weight gain in pregnancy. Pregnancy’s positive effect on the mood start to show.GeneralClothes Time to survey shopping options for maternity clothes.Diet |
Baby’s gender can be revealed by ultrasound. | 2nd Trimester Detailed Structural Scan (Anomaly Scan) Link to scans in pregnancy
Preterm birth monitoring – if advised / required |
Cervical fibronectin assessment to predict preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 20
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Lifestyle
Supplement |
Congratulations! You’re at the halfway mark. Your baby is swallowing more. Gonna feel the flutters anytime soon. |
2nd Trimester Detailed Structural Scan (Anomaly Scan)
Preterm birth monitoring – if advised / required |
Cervical fibronectin assessment to predict preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 22
RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Your baby is starting to look like a miniature you. Your growing belly not only turn heads but also turns into a hand magnet! | 2nd Trimester Detailed Structural Scan (Anomaly Scan)
Preterm birth monitoring – if advised / required |
Cervical fibronectin assessment to predict preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 24
RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Your baby is long and lean, like a mango. Your bump is now the size of a football. | 2nd Trimester Detailed Structural Scan (Anomaly Scan)
Preterm birth monitoring – if advised / required |
Cervical fibronectin assessment to predict preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 26
RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Your baby starts to hiccup and bumps you in a steady soft beat. It’s normal. The chest movements can be clearly seen on ultrasound. It is baby breathing in and out amniotic fluid. This is how baby’s lungs expand. The beautiful 3D images are captured usually around this time. |
2nd Trimester Detailed Structural Scan (Anomaly Scan)
The final preterm birth monitoring – if advised / required Start of High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Cervical fibronectin assessment to predict preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 28
Lifestyle and Diet | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
LIfesytle You become physically challenged. Just. Movements are more gentle with the heavy wobbly bump. You start to tone down vigorous exercises.Diet You keep to the healthy diet you have devised. You may have |
Welcome to your last trimester! You are in the home stretch now. Baby hits the 1kg mark. And the kicks show! |
Routine Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Diabetes screening if required Hemoglobin Level to decide if Iron supplementation is necessary.Cervical fibronectin assessment if develop symptoms of preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 30
Changes | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
You may be battling mood swings, clumsiness, and fatigue. Your doctor may recommend a blood assessment to check your haemoglobin level. |
Your baby now weighs almost 1.5kg. | 3rd Trimester Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Cervical fibronectin assessment if develop symptoms of preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 32
Changes | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
Your expanding bump may cause heartburn and shortness of breath. See common symptoms. | Your baby is plumping up! | Routine Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Cervical fibronectin assessment if develop symptoms of preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 34
Changes | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans | Assessment |
dizziness and fatigue and a heavy bump may be slowing you down. | Your baby’s central nervous system and lungs are maturing fast. You may feel the baby drop into your pelvis. Doctors refer this as ‘engaged’. |
Routine Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Cervical fibronectin assessment if develop symptoms of preterm birth OR if anticipating travel / holiday. |
Week 36
Changes | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
dizziness and fatigue and a heavy bump may be slowing you down. | Your baby is gaining about 30g a day, a kg a month! Most babies are positioned head down ready to deliver. Your doctor may recommend turning baby around if this has not happened. |
Routine Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Week 38
Changes | RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Doctors will watch closely for signs of preeclampsia: raised blood pressure and protein in the urine. Headcahe and dizziness are warning symptoms. |
Your baby has developed a firm grip, which you’ll soon be able to check yourself! | Routine Scan
High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Week 40
RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
Your baby is the size of a small melon! Don’t worry 4% of moms can go overdue. This is normal. You can’t wait any longer! Every day will be a waiting game. Exciting! |
Routine Scan
The final High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scans if required / Opted |
Week 41 – 42
RealTime Baby Development & Upcoming Choices to make |
Scans |
As cozy as baby is inside you, he or she can’t stay inside much longer. You’ll go into labour or be induced soon. | High Risk Pregnancy Surveillance Scan – Your last one before baby is born. You are anxious to compare baby with the 3D scan image to see the similarity! |