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 simply4D Scan in Oxford? |
Now you are in your third trimester, you and your family must be looking forward to your future arrival. Our
simply4D Scan in Oxford has been carefully designed to give you the opportunity to see your little one’s face in 4D for the very first time in the comfort of our spacious clinic from 25 to 30 weeks gestation.
We know how exciting a new baby is, and that you’ve had to wait several weeks to see your baby again following your routine 20-week NHS scan. Our
simply4D Scan in Oxford is designed to provide fast results, an opportunity to see your baby’s distinctive features in 4D, and give the reassurance your baby is healthy with a baby health check while confirming the gender if desired.
Ultrasound technology has now advanced to be able to give you a simply4D Scan in Oxford: a real-time 3D moving image of your baby.
Our
simply4D Scan in Oxford 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 Oxford Sonographers. All of our local healthcare professionals are fully qualified so you can feel confident when you book your
simply4D Scan in Oxford.
Be assured that our
simply4D Scan in Oxford 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 Oxford
*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 Oxford. 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.
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Guide to number of guests |
From 24th July: you and your +1 guest (no children currently allowed) are required to wear a mask or face covering when attending appointments at Ultrasound Direct clinics, in line with UK government guidance. If you attend without a suitable face covering single-use masks are available to buy at the time of your appointment, subject to availability.