Nuchal Translucency Scan

A consultation includes obtaining pregnancy history as a baseline for assessing your baby’s growth and health, an ultrasound scan, a written report and a color photo of your baby all nicely presented in a folder. All the images and clips (silent) from the scan are sent via Tricefy. You can buy extra color photos at the price of dkk 20/pc. 3D and 4D when possible.

A nuchal translucency scan gives you a risk assessment for certain chromosomal defects in the fetus. The assessment is based on the age of the mother, the neck fold thickness (nuchal translucency) and the level of pregnancy hormones in the mother’s blood (double test). All three factors are equally important in the assessment. If the double test is excluded the result will have an accuracy of about 70%. If you include the double test the accuracy will be about 95% which is why we don’t perform this scan without the double test. The double test is a standard blood sample from the mother.

The chromosome changes we look for in the nuchal translucency scan are:

Trisomi 21 (Down’s Syndrome)

Trisomi 18 (Edward’s Syndrome)

Trisomi 13 (Patau’s Syndrome)

We measure the fetus and determine your due date. We check for any visible malformations and we look for a heartbeat. We measure the neck fold – a collection of fluid at the back of the neck that every fetus has at this age. A thick neck fold increases the risk of chromosomal defects but should be seen in relation to the double test and the mother’s age.

The results cannot be uploaded to any other systems outside the clinic. It is your own responsibility to pass the results to your regular OB/GYN.

Sometimes the position of the fetus disables us from accomplishing the scan. If this is the case we invite you back for a second look, no charge! If your fetus turns out to be too young or too old for a Nuchal Translucency scan we will charge you for an Early Scan. If you bring your own double test and it turns out it was sampled too soon (before week 8+0) it is necessary to redo the blood test.

If there is an increased risk of health issues in the fetus we will guide you about the next steps.

We collect the double test and forward it for analysis at Rigshospitalet (major university hospital in Copenhagen). We will call you with your results after about a week and the results will be sent to you by encrypted mail. The turnaround time for your double test may increase during holidays and vacations.

To avoid the wait we recommend that you have the doubletest done at least 2 weeks prior to the scan, if possible. If not, we will do the test on the day of your scan and we will have your results ready about a week later.

If you have already had the double test taken, feel free to bring it and we will use it in the calculation. This requires a clear indication of the cryptor used by the lab (usually Brahm’s cryptor). If you bring your own double test we will deduct the price of the blood sample and transportation (dkk 600). It is your own responsibility to show us the correct data from the double test. If you’re unable to inform us of the cryptor we will use Brahm’s cryptor at the risk of the calculation being incorrect.

If you are certain you will have this scan at Spire, we recommend that you do double test here as well. This way the public sector won’t be burdened unnecessarily and we will be sure about the cryptor. 

We do not perform nt-scans without a double test.

Sometimes the position of the fetus disables us from accomplishing the scan. If this is the case we invite you back for a second look at no extra charge.

Re-scans are available on weekdays before 4PM (provided there is an available time).

Re-scans are not available on weekends and cannot be booked online. If you change your appointment via our booking system without consulting us in advance you will pay for the scan you have booked.