When Jessica Smout went for her 12-week scan, the doctors flagged that something ... a condition affecting 1 in 5,000 babies in the UK which essentially sees the diaphragm failing to separate ...

The 27-year-old, from Newport, described already being upset at her 12-week scan as she was alone due to Covid-19 restrictions and away from family, who were in Australia, when the midwife ...

But an abnormality at the 12-week scan led to tests revealing their baby was at high risk of Down’s syndrome, plus the possibility something was wrong with his heart. Jess says: “It was ...

A heartbroken mum who was told at her 12 week scan there was something wrong with ... been running for 40 years and operates across the UK. It aims to support anyone affected by the death of ...

When we asked our mums in our Facebook community if they felt particularly anxious before their 12-week scan, 84% of the 189 mums who responded said yes. A mum on our forum said that "waiting for the ...

"We went for the 12-week scan, and we were informed the baby had no heartbeat ... Research by Fertility Network UK, Cardiff ...

"The 12-week scan has become a modern rite of passage; seeing the fetal heartbeat and the beginnings of something that looks like a baby can be hugely reassuring for women and their partners ...

which would have confirmed she now has (in her words) '3 hearts'. But is there any way of knowing you're having twins before you reach the 12-week scan? We asked our mums, and a fair few of you - ...