Pregnancy Ultrasound
Shakil is a fully certified subspecialist in maternal fetal medicine. He has been working in the fetal medicine unit at Liverpool Hospital since 2011. He is able to do any pregnancy related ultrasound which includes but is not limited to Pregnancy Dating, First Trimester Morphology and Anuploidy Screening , Morphology ultrasound at 18-20 weeks, Fetal Echocardiography, Growth ultrasound and Ultrasound to assess the placenta and cervix.
As a fetal medicine specialist he provides comprehensive counselling and guidance for any unexpected ultrasound findings in pregnancy.
Shakil uses a high end professional ultrasound machine (GE Voluson E10) at his practice. All scans (excluding the morphology scan at 18-20 weeks) are offered as part of the care package at no extra cost. Every patient gets at least 3 growth scans in their pregnancy, more if indicated. The Fetal blood flow pattern and liquor volume are assessed at every visit. From the very first visit Shakil will try to get 3D/4D images of the baby. Every image taken at each visit are saved and made accessible to the parents, so they may share with friends and family.