Pregnancy: Henley and Thame
Commons · Question 24597 · Tabled 16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of access to (a) ultrasound and (b) other scans during pregnancy in Henley and Thame constituency.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jan 2025
Antenatal care can start as soon as a woman knows she is pregnant. This can be done by contacting a midwife or general practitioner, or by referring herself direct to a maternity service. There will be two ultrasound scans at 11 to 14 weeks and at 18 to 2...