PreCare Prenatal Center Vienna

The Vienna PreCare Prenatal Center at Goldenes Kreuz Private Hospital specializes in prenatal diagnostic examinations using state-of-the-art ultrasound equip­ment – certified according to the guidelines of the Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ÖGUM) and the London Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF).

The Head of the Center, Hubertus Gregor, MD, is a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics with many years of experience in prenatal medicine. Together with his team, he offers the entire spectrum of ultrasound diagnostics during pregnancy:

• First trimester screening and combined test (12th – 14th week of pregnancy):
  Early detailed ultrasound with nuchal translucency / nuchal fold measurement and combined test to determine the risk of three chromosomal abnormalities (trisomy 21, 18 and 13), including screening for pre-eclampsia
  
  
• Non-invasive prenatal test – NIPT (possible from week 9+1 of pregnancy):
  Blood draw for high-precision assessment of the risk of various chromosomal disorders and some microdeletions, based on fetal DNA components in the mother’s blood
  
  
• Organ screening (20th – 23rd week of pregnancy):
  Detailed ultrasound for precise assessment of the brain, face, spine, chest with heart and lungs, abdominal wall and abdominal organs, kidneys, bladder and skeleton
  
  
• 3D/4D ultrasound (24th – 30th week of pregnancy):
  Baby contact with three-dimensional images and real-time video recordings – images and videos in electronic and printed form to take home with you
  
  
• Growth ultrasound (last trimester of pregnancy):
  Sonographic assessment of fetal growth, the amount of amniotic fluid and fetal well-being, as well as an additional check of individual anatomical structures
  
  
• Control ultrasound:
  when clinically indicated, for high-risk pregnancies or to obtain a second opinion