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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...