A guide to ultrasound (video)

2:38 min
Find out all about what scans you'll be offered during pregnancy and what you'll see in the ultrasound. See a real mid-pregnancy ultrasound and find out when you can see your baby's sex on a scan.
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a woman having a growth scan ultrasound in her third trimester of pregnancy
Why am I being offered a third trimester growth scan?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
sonographer conducting an early pregnancy scan on a pregnant woman
Can I have a scan before 10 weeks?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
pregnant woman having an ultrasound scan after 20 weeks
Scans after 20 weeks
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
a sonographer moving an ultrasound probe over a pregnant woman's belly
Do babies with Down syndrome have no nose bone?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
newborn twins lying on a green surface
When will I know if I'm having twins?
Reviewed by Hannah Dahlen, Midwife and Professor of Midwifery
pregnant woman holding photo from her 20-week anomaly ultrasound scan
20-week ultrasound (anomaly scan)
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
pregnant woman holding her first-trimester ultrasound image on a tablet in front of her belly
Nub theory: will a first-trimester scan show the sex of my baby?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
woman's hands holding her early pregnancy scan image
When will I have my first scan?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
an ultrasound scan image showing twin babies
What scans will I have if I'm expecting twins or more?
Reviewed by Dr. Peter Muller, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
Baby's face shown in a 3D scan
What are 3D and 4D ultrasound scans?
Reviewed by BabyCenter Australia Medical Advisory Board, Medical Experts
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