Recommendations for your safety over COVID-19 (Coronavirus) during Pregnancy
Our diagnostic ultrasound services are open and caring for people and we continue to provide our services as a trusted alternative to routine NHS Antenatal diagnostic scans.
We are following all the latest government advice during the COVID-19 outbreak, keeping all our teams updated with information on how to stay safe and protect themselves and customers.
Our priority is to protect our customers, colleagues and local communities.
- There is currently NO evidence that pregnant women are more at risk than the wider population
- Please wash your hands or use alcohol gel where available when entering and leaving our clinic
- Only travel on public transport if you need to
- Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing
- Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
- Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene by covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately
- If you have have a fever, cough or difficulty breathing, please call the clinic to cancel your appointment and seek medical help from your GP, Healthcare practitioner or 111
- Stay informed and follow advice given by your healthcare provider
- If you need more information, please visit the World Health Organization or Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Having a justGENDER Scan in Northampton? |
We understand what an important occasion finding out the gender of your baby is, which is why we offer our no fuss
justGENDER Scan in Northampton. Are you having a son or daughter? Will baby be a new brother or sister? It is an exciting time for all the family to enjoy. You can share this memorable experience with up to 3 guests at the time of your scan or you can choose one of our exciting gender reveal options and share it later.
We have over 20 years of experience in delivering a 99% accuracy rate with
justGENDER Scans with our fully qualified healthcare professionals, so when you book a
justGENDER Scan in Northampton, you can book with confidence. You can book your gender scan from 18 weeks of pregnancy.
*Please note ultrasound alone can never provide a 100% guarantee of the gender of your baby, however our experience in providing accurate gender opinions is the foremost in the UK.
Our
justGENDER Scan in Northampton is available to women of 16 years of age and over and is a popular scan to get those all important fast results. We have successfully performed hundreds of thousands of
justGENDER Scans since we started our company 20 years ago.
Although the primary purpose of a
justGENDER Scan must always be a diagnostic one, to check your baby’s health and wellbeing, it’s also used to help sex your baby.
Please tell the Sonographer at the start of your appointment if you want the gender hidden during your scan: perfect if you are holding a Gender Reveal party! We offer many additional Gender Scan options that parents adore including gender reveal cannons and scratch cards.
Healthcare professional regulated
The Care Quality Commission regulate our services as defined by our senior clinical and medical staff*** who in turn regularly audit our Northampton Sonographers. All of our local healthcare professionals are fully qualified so you can feel confident when you book your
justGENDER Scan in Northampton.
Be assured our
justGENDER Scan in Northampton conforms with current published guidelines for thermal exposure times and mechanical index values so you can be reassured they are within current safety limits for you and your baby.
*** The Care Quality Commission requires Company Directors to be “
fit and proper persons” for all Diagnostic and Screening businesses.
More detail on our justGENDER Scan in Northampton
The
justGENDER Scan offers reassurance with a number of baby wellbeing checks of fetal heartbeat and movement and provides a professional opinion on the sex of the baby using ultrasound.
If you know you are having a multiple pregnancy, please don't worry: we have a
Gender Scan in Northampton with a longer scanning time which enables us assess the wellbeing of all your babies.
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Appointment times and actual scanning time |
As a professional organisation we carefully operate following the As Low as Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle as recommend by the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). This ensures that we use the minimum ultrasound scanning exposure time and system settings to fulfil the primary purpose of the
justGENDER Scan.
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Ultrasound Direct toMOBILE |
Have your scan images sent to you in seconds using Ultrasound Direct toMOBILE Mobile: a safe and secure system for the delivery of ultrasound scan images to your mobile device or email address. Ultrasound Direct toMOBILE uses the latest technology to bring you your scan images in a format that can be saved forever or shared on social media at the touch of a button. Ultrasound Direct toMOBILE is included with your scan at no extra cost.
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Pre-scan preparation |
We like you to feel as comfortable as possible during your
justGENDER Scan in Northampton. We recommend that you wear a two-piece garment to enable the Sonographer to get to your tummy. Though a full bladder is not required for this scan, we would like you to arrive for your appointment with some fluid in your bladder.