Baby Premier news & media updates

4D Bonding scan for Debbie Mac [February '10]   

North West radio station Real Radio presenter Debbie Mac recently experienced a 4D Bonding scan with Baby Premier.  Debbie can be heard on Real Radio in the afternoons playing all the tunes you need to hear to make your weekday bearable together with a generous serving of good humoured gossip.  To experience a 4D Bonding scan yourself, enter the Baby Premier competition in association with Real Radio for the chance to win a 4D Bonding package.  For advice or bookings on 4D bonding scans from Baby Premier, telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

How accurate is your dating scan? [February '10]   

Baby Premier has featured in this months edition of Pregnancy & Birth magazine with professional advice from Baby Premier's Regional Lead Sonographer, Julia Hindle.  To see the full article, please click here. For advice or bookings on Viability & Dating scans from Baby Premier, telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete our online enquiry form.

4D Bonding scans come to Preston [February '10]   

Baby Premier clinics are now available at the Issa Medical Centre conveniently located for patients from Preston and Lancashire.  The Issa Medical Centre is a brand new £5m state-of-the-art development which also benefits form an on-site pharmacy situated opposite from the ground-breaking NHS Minerva Health Centre located on two floors in Preston North End’s new Invincibles Pavilion.  For advice or bookings on 4D bonding scans from Baby Premier, telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

New Cheshire location - NOW OPEN [November '09]   

Baby Premier Cheshire is based at The Lindens Medical Centre in Altrincham.  The centre is also home to SMI (Specialist Medical Imaging Ltd) and is a dedicated health and wellbeing centre exclusively for women.  It is accessible from all parts of the North West of England and offers the full range of Baby Premier obstetric ultrasound scans. Click here for directions and more information on Baby Premier Cheshire

Woman delay starting a family [October '09]   

Women who delay motherhood have led to a sharp rise in the number of babies diagnosed with Down's Syndrome over the past 20 years. The number of women in their 40s having children has nearly doubled in a decade. Doctors claim many women do not fully understand the risks of having babies late in life, with the chances of having a Down's child 16 times higher for a woman of 40 than a 25-year-old. Click here to read the full news article supplied by the Daily Mail  For advice on Nuchal scan for Down's screening, telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Babies 'cry in mother's tongue' [October '09]   

German researchers say babies begin to pick up the nuances of their parents' accents while still in the womb. It is already known that foetuses could memorise sounds from the outside world in the last three months of pregnancy and they are particularly sensitive to the contour of the melody in both music and human voices. Click here to read the full article as supplied by BBC health news

Steep rise in Down's pregnancies [October '09]   

As more women are having children later in life, continued monitoring of the numbers of Down’s syndrome babies is essential to ensure adequate provision for their needs. The risk of having a baby with Down’s syndrome is one in 940 for a woman aged 30.  But for those aged 40, the risk rises to one in 85. Click here to read the full news article supplied by The Times For advice on Nuchal scan for Down's screening, please telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Nuchal screening for Down's pregnancies [October '09]   

Better antenatal screening is the key to the fall in Down's syndrome babies university researchers say, as the number of Down's syndrome pregnancies has risen by more than 70% over the last 20 years. The sharp rise reflects the growing number of older women becoming pregnant, when there is a higher risk. Click here to read the full article supplied by BBC Health and the British Medical Journal For advice on Nuchal scan for Down's screening, please telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Baby Premier scan helps dad bond with unborn child [Oct ''09]   

The Temple clinic in Warminster offers a relaxed environment and is easily accessible for patients from Bath, Bristol, Cirencester and Swindon. Click here to read news article from the Chippenham Gazette & Herald For advice or bookings telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Cambridge Clinic - NOW OPEN [October '09]   

Baby Premier clinics are now available at Bourn Hall Clinic, near Cambridge.  Bourn Hall Clinic was founded by the pioneers of IVF in 1978 and continues today in successfully 

treating many patients in IVF. Bourn Hall was originally a Jacobean country house dating from 1602, a 'sanctuary' within a relaxed and supportive atmosphere which is set within

22 acres of beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside giving easy access to patients from Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. For advice or bookings, please telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Welwyn Garden City Clinic - NOW OPEN [September '09]

Baby Premier clinics are now available at The Retreat located within Gosling Sports Park, a 50-acre sports and leisure complex in picturesque Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.  The Park hosts a diverse range of leisure facilities and is home to Gosling Lifestyle - the regions premier day spa and fitness facility. Baby Premier in Welwyn Garden City is ideally situated serving the wider areas of Milton Keynes, Bedford and Aylesbury and is easily commutable via the M25, North London and Essex. For advice or bookings telephone us on 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Life-threatening infections - Group B Streptococcus [Aug '09]   

Group B Strep (GBS) Bacteria kills 75 newborn babies a year in the UK.  The NHS does not routinely test for it and up to nine out of ten pregnant women have 'never heard' about Group B Strep Bacteria which infects 700 newborn babies each year in the UK.  A further 40 babies are left with serious long-term mental or physical problems, yet Group B Strep is usually preventable with antibiotic treatment for the mother during labour.  Dr Chris Steele, resident doctor on ITV's This Morning, is Group B Strep Support's Patron.  Known and trusted by millions, the family GP Dr Steele is renowned for his practical and open approach to airing medical issues in the media. Dr Steele said, "Ultimately I'd like to see every pregnant women in the UK offered a reliable test for GBS on the NHS - this test is routinely part of antenatal care in many countries like Australia, Canada, Spain and the USA.  Until then, raising awareness is the key to saving babies' lives.  I would urge any pregnant women to get informed about GBS and get tested." Click here to go to the Group B Strep support website or for advice on Group B Strep testing, call 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

This test is available between 35-37 of pregnancy.

Chippenham Clinic - NOW OPEN [July '09]                                

Baby Premier has now opened a further clinic at The Halo Clinic based in the Hathaway Medical Centre, Chippenham, Hertfordshire.  The Halo Clinic is a highly professional team of medical practitioners committed to improving health using state-of-the-art technology.  The contemporary clinic in Wiltshire offers a relaxed environment and is easily accessible for patients from Bristol, Cirencester and Swindon. For advice or bookings, please telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.

Warminster Clinic - NOW OPEN [June '09]       

Baby Premier has opened a further scanning centre based at The Temple Clinic on Station Road Warminster in Wiltshire. Conveniently located between Bath and Salisbury, the new Warminster clinic offers the full range of Baby Premier's scanning packages to the wider community areas of south Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset. For advice or bookings, please telephone 0845 345 7262 or complete the enquiry form on the contact us page.