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.
- 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 2 metres distance between you and anyone from outside your home that you do not normally mix with
- 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 simply4D Scan in Gateshead? |
Pregnancy is an amazing journey, whether this is your first baby or if you have children already. We understand the importance of seeing your little one now you are in your third trimester, allowing you and your family an opportunity to see your baby before birth. Our
simply4D Scan in Gateshead does just this, and at the same time it’s an exciting ultrasound scan for all to enjoy.
We are proud to offer our
simply4D Scan in Gateshead to help with any worries you may have following your routine 20-week scan. All Ultrasound Direct scans are performed by a fully qualified medical expert.
Ultrasound technology has now advanced to be able to give you a simply4D Scan in Gateshead: a real-time 3D moving image of your baby.
Our
simply4D Scan in Gateshead 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
simply4D Scans since we started our company 20 years ago.
The
simply4D Scan not only offers quick reassurance during the long wait between the 20-week scan and birth, but allows you to see your baby in 4D.
Although the primary purpose of a simply4D Scan must always be a diagnostic one, to check your baby’s health and wellbeing, it’s also possible to see facial characteristics and expressions, including smiling and frowning quite clearly. You may also see them sucking their thumb or playing with their umbilical cord – it’s an amazing sneak preview of what your baby will be like when they are finally born. This is the next best thing to meeting your baby in person.
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 Gateshead Sonographers. All of our local healthcare professionals are fully qualified so you can feel confident when you book your
simply4D Scan in Gateshead.
Be assured that our
simply4D Scan in Gateshead 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 simply4D Scan in Gateshead
*Sexing of your baby
Your baby’s sex organs may also be visible too, you can if you wish find out the sex of your baby free of charge. However, if you ask for the sex of your baby not to be revealed, the sonographer will keep quiet so your secret is kept safe.
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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
simply4D 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
simply4D Scan in Gateshead. 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.