Foetal Medicine Unit
Foetal Medicine unit started in CDC since 2020. In this Imageology Department detailed antenatal scan including anomaly scans are being done. The major services offered are First trimester scan (11-14 weeks), Early Anomaly Scan - 16 weeks, Target Anomaly Scan (18 to 27 weeks), Target Anomaly scan with fetal ECHO, Growth scan with fetal Doppler.
We have started Amniocentesis on 25.03.2023, first of its kind in Government Sector. Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villous Biopsy have to be done for antenatal diagnosis of Rare Disease. A microscope with high resolution is needed for amniotic fluid analysis. CDC plans to procure the microscope in the financial year 2023-24, once the budget is sanctioned for the year.
