Multiple pregnancy – Am I expecting twins?
Women sometimes wonder if they are having twins especially if they have very early and noticeable pregnancy symptoms such as nausea and vomiting or there are twins in the family. They might also suspect they are having twins if they’ve had fertility treatment-...
read moreSecond trimester scans
The anomaly scan is a detailed ultrasound scan offered by the NHS, used for determining physical abnormalities of the fetus from 19 weeks to 22 weeks . The optimum time for an anomaly scan begins at the 20th week of pregnancy. With the help of the anomaly scan, the...
read moreAbdominal or vaginal ultrasound
Women often worry about how their ultrasound scan will be performed and whether to arrive for their appointment with a full or empty bladder. Early pregnancy or general gynecology scans can be performed either trans-abdominally (tummy) or trans-vaginally (internal)....
read moreCervical screening
Cervical screening (smear test) is a free screening test that is free and available on the NHS as part of the National cervical screening programme. Women are automatically invited by letter, between the ages of 25 – 64 and if registered as a female with a GP surgery....
read moreBreastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby has numerous benefits for both of you. For you, it reduces your lifetime risk of getting one of the most common cancers; breast cancer. It also reduces the risk of ovarian cancer and osteoporosis. For your baby it helps to protect him or her...
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