Screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at 11 – 13 weeks: preliminary uptake data

Objective: To evaluate the acceptance of screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at 11 – 13 weeks1,2 in a Fetal Medicine Foundation certified OSCAR clinic for chromosomal abnormalities at 11 – 13 weeks and acceptance of the new model of pyramid of care3. Methods: All pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy referred to our 3 rd level centre for combined screening for chromosomal abnormalities at 11 – 13 weeks an additional combined screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy was offered starting October 2010. 3 Sonographers with extensive experience regarding the 11 – 13 weeks scan performed the…