Urgent Scan

Yes, if you are anxious about your baby we can arrange a scan as early as possible. Contact us by email or phone, or use the online booking system to arrange a Scan Upon Request. Please note the clinic has no facilities for urgent treatment, so a private scan is suited to reassurance rather than emergency care.

You can book your scan now or call us to discuss the earliest available appointment.

Go to your nearest hospital straight away if you have serious abdominal cramps, bleeding, leakage of fluid, an absence of fetal movements, or any other abnormal symptoms. London Pregnancy Clinic has no facilities for urgent treatment, and coming for a private scan can delay any treatment you may need. When in doubt, hospital care always comes first.

If your baby does not move for a long period, or has very weak movements, please go to your hospital rather than booking a scan. In this situation you may need a fetal monitor rather than an ultrasound scan, which the hospital can arrange. Reduced or absent movements should always be checked promptly by your maternity team.

If you have concerns about your pregnancy or baby's wellbeing, contact your midwife, GP, or maternity unit promptly.

No referral is needed to book with London Pregnancy Clinic. If you are worried your baby may have an anomaly or other condition, you can contact us directly by email or phone, or arrange a Scan Upon Request through the online booking system on this site. We will help you find the earliest suitable appointment.

If you are anxious about your baby, we aim to arrange a scan as early as possible. The quickest way to check availability is to contact us by phone on 020 3687 2939, or to book online for a Scan Upon Request. For a wider view of our appointment options, you can also explore our scans and early fetal scan pages.

If you think you need medical help fast but it is not a life-threatening emergency, call NHS 111. For serious symptoms such as heavy bleeding, severe pain, fluid leakage, or absent fetal movements, go to your nearest hospital. A private scan cannot replace urgent hospital assessment, so please seek emergency care first when symptoms are serious.

At London Pregnancy Clinic the two overlap. Urgent describes how quickly you are seen, while reassurance describes why you are coming: an urgent appointment is simply a reassurance scan arranged at short notice, to check that your pregnancy is developing as expected when a worry cannot comfortably wait for your next routine appointment.

If you would like early reassurance, you can explore our reassurance scan options for a scan tailored to your stage of pregnancy. For serious symptoms, please go straight to hospital.

Light bleeding or spotting in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is common and does not always mean something is wrong, according to NHS hospital guidance. If your bleeding is light and you have no or only mild pain, a private scan may help offer reassurance once your midwife or an Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) has assessed it as not urgent.

Heavy bleeding, severe tummy pain, feeling faint, or shoulder-tip pain need emergency care — call 999 or go to A&E — and a scan should not delay this. You can read more on our early pregnancy bleeding scan page.

London Pregnancy Clinic offers early scans from 7 weeks of pregnancy, and in some circumstances, such as painless light spotting, an earlier viability scan from around 6 weeks may be possible. In the earliest weeks it can sometimes be too soon to see everything clearly, so occasionally a follow-up scan a week or two later is suggested to give you a fuller picture.

Our viability scan is designed for the earliest weeks, while the early fetal scan suits slightly later in the first trimester. Your clinician can advise on the best timing for your individual circumstances.

Ultrasound scans are widely used throughout pregnancy and are considered safe for you and your baby. The NHS offers them as a routine part of antenatal care, and a private scan uses the same type of ultrasound technology.

At London Pregnancy Clinic, all scans are performed by our fetal medicine specialist doctors and specialist sonographers. If you would like to understand our range of appointments, our range of pregnancy scans page has an overview.

No. A private reassurance scan is an extra source of information and support, and it does not replace your NHS maternity care. You should continue to attend your booking appointment, routine scans, and midwife checks as usual.

If a private scan ever raises something that needs further assessment, we will explain what to do and, where needed, advise you to contact your NHS maternity team. You can also speak with our early pregnancy midwife for support.

The cost depends on which scan is right for your stage of pregnancy, such as an early viability scan in the first trimester or a growth and wellbeing scan later on. You can find the current price of every appointment on our fees page.

You can book directly online or by phone without a referral. If you are not sure which scan you need, contact us first and we will help you choose the right appointment.