Ultrasounds
In addition to being midwives, we are sonographers. We do most ultrasound examinations ourselves at the midwifery practice. We only refer you to a specialist ultrasound center for the specialized ultrasounds at 13 and 20 weeks gestation. Click here to learn more about these two optional and specialized ultrasounds.
Scroll down if you want to know more about the regular ultrasound exams.
Fully reimbursed
All ultrasound examinations are reimbursed by the basic insurance package by your health insurer. With the exception of the ultrasound examination to discover the gender of your baby. If you want to know the gender of your baby, we do this ultrasound for free as a service to you when you are under care at our midwifery practice.
Basic ultrasounds
Learn more about the different ultrasounds we do ourselves
Early ultrasound
At the first appointment, around 6 to 7 weeks, we do an early ultrasound. Around this period we can already see whether you are pregnant with one or maybe more babies and whether the heart of the littke one is beating. This ultrasound is also intended to estimate how many weeks pregnant you are. In some cases, an extra ultrasound examination is done early in the pregnancy. For example, if there is blood loss. If you come with a full bladder, it is often possible to do the examination abdominally. If it is not clearly visible, we also have a device that can make internal images. But only with your consent.
Gender reveal
Around 16 weeks of pregnancy, it is possible to find out the sex of your baby with an ultrasound. If you are under our care and you wish to know the gender of your baby, you will receive the gender determination ultrasound from us as a gift. Sometimes it is not possible to see the gender, for example because the umbilical cord is in between the legs. In that case you can come back another time; then we’ll try again.
Position ultrasound
When you are 35 to 37 weeks pregnant and we suspect that your baby is not positioned head down, we do an ultrasound to determine whether the little one is in the right position for delivery. If the baby is transverse or breech position, we advice a referral to a gynecologist in the hospital to discuss the options for turning the baby and for your delivery.
Determination of your due date
Around 10 to 12 weeks we determine your due date with an ultrasound. While you already may have a pretty good idea of how many weeks pregnant you are (based on your cycle), ultrasound-based term determination of the due date is the most accurate way to determine this date. This is because implantation of the embryo may have been delayed or you may have ovulated earlier or later than you think. After the due date has been determined, you can make appointmens for the optional and specialized ultrasounds at 13 and 20 weeks, if you wish.
Biometric ultrasound
At every check-up, we measure the growth of your belly by feeling with our hands how high the uterus has grown. If necessary we do an extra check to see if your baby is growing as expected. We call this a fetal biometry ultrasound. We measure the baby twice around 30 weeks of pregnancy. If necessary, we can repeat the examination a third time.