It is common practice to maintain a constant check on the heart of an unborn baby in the womb. However, there are specific occasions when a doctor that specializes in the heart may be brought in to carry out a test. The London Ultrasound Centre has a wide knowledge of Echocardiography, signified by an excellent service providing Specialist Fetal Heart Scans on expectant mothers. It is a medical examination designed to check for signs that a child may be suffering from an irregular heartbeat. The test is also carried out if there is a history of heart problems in the family. This private scan may also be performed if the parents to be have another child, a sibling, that has been born with a heart defect or disease.

An expectant mother should undergo a Specilaist Heart Scan, for instance, if she is afflicted with diabetes, as a precaution, to ensure that her unborn baby is in health. The Specialist Heart Scan will be overseen by an expert in the field, known as a Fetal Cardiologist. The London Ultrasound Centre is staffed with the finest experts in the country, Dr Owen Miller and Dr John Simpson from The Fetal and Paediatric Congenital Heart Disease Unit at St Thomas and Guy’s Hospital. The eminent Dr Wimalasundera and Dr Kyle are also leaders in pre-natal Fetal Cardiac diagnosis.

Patients can then receive the finest care if they make an appointment for a Specialist Fetal Heart Scan, at The London Ultrasound Centre.