First Trimester Prehnancy Check
WHAT
Good health for you and your baby!
An enhanced screening during first trimester of pregnancy that identifies your risk of
- Pre-eclampsia: A serious complication during pregnancy (high BP and high protein in urine during pregnancy) affecting both mother and her unborn child.
- Down syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities
- Provides early signal for further investigation of Neural Tube Defects
WHEN
- 1st trimester of pregnancy (11-13 weeks).
- 2nd trimester of pregnancy (18-206 weeks).
HOW
A blood test + an ultrasound scan.
D The Fetal Medicine Foundation
DELFIA Xpress instrument and first trimester assays for fhCGB, PAPP-A, AFP and PIGF are approved by FMF