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 ...

A mum has shared her shock at finding out she had two wombs during a scan while she was pregnant with her second child.

Dr Povey said people could wait eight weeks for an scan, and then another 12 weeks for the report. Private companies are ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...