Terms and conditions

  • Sonograms for fun/on demand is meant to just be a fun experience. Our goal is not to to screen if there are any abnormalities. Of course if something catches our eye and we see something we will always tell you our findings. If you never would want to know this kind of information, please tell us at the beginning of the ultrasound. It is in everyone’s right to choose to never know information about the baby’s health.
    When you choose the 13 week sonogram ETSEO and/or the 20 week sonogram TTSEO, the goal is to screen for physical abnormalities.
    In any kind of scan, the quality of the images and scan will be influenced by BMI, positioning of the baby, skintype, movements of the baby, amount of fluid water and many other factors. We can therefore never garantee the quality of imaging.

    Please note that the gender sonogram is, never in any case, 100% reliable. It is simply not possible (anywhere) because in rare cases, the outside appareance of gender simply does not match the gender itself. Development of the sex organs has a bit of a different timeline for every baby. most baby’s, will have a visible gender at the gestation of 15 weeks, that is why we recommend this term. We will give you pictures and explanation of the gender and we will take our time for it.

    The further the gestation, the easier it is to see. We recommend nog planning the gender reveal the same day as the scan, because sometimes the sonogram needs to be repeated after a couple of days.
    One can come back for free if the first time they visites for a gender scan was at a gestation of at least 15 weeks and it would not be clear what the gender was.

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    After many years of research and very strict rules in the Netherlands, our sonogram machines are very well tested and in a safe range to do our examinations. Our machines get testes regularly.

    Of course, one is never obliged to do an pregnancy scan.

  • For medical scans/sonograms you will need an referral letter from your main ob/gyn provider.

    With this letter, your insurance can cover this sonogram for you. You can bring a letter of ask your ob/gyn provider to send one to us.

    It is important that in case of an emergency, your doctor, midwife or gyn will give you an emergency number and take care of you and your pregnancy. Getting a medical sonogram without consulting them is not a good replacement for their care. They will help you arrange what kind of specific care you need for a specific situation.

    If it turns out not to be possible to declare your medical care at your insurance, we will ask for your payment. You can ask for a receipt to send to your insurance.

    If you are going for the 13/20 week sonogram you need counseling from your ob/gyn provider first. Please see our pages for further information. Het SEO onderzoek 20 weken echo.
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    If you don’t have an ob/gyn provider to do the counseling, please contact us, we have multiple options to help you with this.

    If something catches our eye during the scan and we see something out of the ordinary, we will always tell you our findings. If you never would want to know this kind of information, please tell us at the beginning of the ultrasound. It is in everyone’s right to choose to never know information about the baby’s health. Exception is when you choose the 13 week sonogram ETSEO and/or the 20 week sonogram TTSEO, the goal is to screen for physical abnormalities.In any kind of scan, the quality of the images and scan will be influenced by BMI, positioning of the baby, skintype, movements of the baby, amount of fluid water and many other factors. We can therefore never garantee the quality of imaging.

    After many years of research and very strict rules in the Netherlands, our sonogram machines are very well tested and in a safe range to do our examinations. Our machines get testes regularly.

    Of course, one is never obliged to do an pregnancy scan.

  • We think you privacy is very important. The information about you will only be used to give your care. It will never be given to third parties/ to use for commercial means.

    Our website uses Squarespace and Acuity to use personal information to plan appointments. That will be name, date of birth, due date, email/phone nr, adress and BSN. This will only be used to provide your care and to plan appontments.

    In case of medical sonograms, this information will be used to make your medical file which will be stored in a secured system and it will be stored for the amount of time that the law wants us to store.

    If you come for a sonogram for fun, you information will be deleted after three months automatically.

    The medical system we use is called vrumun. This is a safe system.

    For referrals we use zorgmail, which is also a safe system for transferring information.

    On this page you can read our recent privacy statements. We hold our right to change and update these.

  • You can come back once for free.

    Please note that this is not the case with the short 3D/4D 20 min.

  • It is never a 100% sure and this is not possible anywhere. Research has shown that a gender sonogram is 95%-98% reliable. Of course for most pregnancy’s it’s the case that the further the gestation is, the clearer the gender will be. But a lot of factors can make that a bit different for everyone. That is why we recommend to come at a gestation of 15 weeks and 0 days or more.

  • We use high end sonogram machines that frequently get updated and checked. All our sonographers were educated to do the sonograms. The quality if the images and scan will be determined by the position of placenta and baby, BMI, skin type, fluid water and so much more. v

    You will always receive pictures from us. You can get an email with you sonogram pictures for free as well. For videos and USB, zie prijzen (pricing) On a USB we can additionaly make recordings.

  • With many years of research and use, to date there are no known harmful effects from using ultrasound equipment. Naturally, this ultrasound device must also meet the requirements. Our device is frequently inspected and maintained in accordance with national guidelines.

    Heat is released when high frequency sound waves are emitted. It is not known whether this heat has an effect on the child. It is known that the higher the frequency, the more heat is released. For this reason, we try to limit ourselves to the minimum frequency that is feasible when creating images. We are also careful about showing heart action at a very early stage of pregnancy. At less than 10 weeks of pregnancy, our view is that it is better to show the heart instead of hearing it. To make heart action audible, relatively high frequency sound waves are required.

    It is important to realize that an ultrasound must always be performed voluntarily. You are never obliged to have an ultrasound examination done.

  • Only new USB sticks can be inserted in our machine to prevent viruses, this is important and we cannot take risks with this (because of virusses).

  • You can ask us to cancel until 24 hours before an appointment. info@echocentrumava.nl. If you no show without letting us know 24 hours before, we can ask of you to pay for the sonogram.

  • You can pay by pin when you are visiting us.

  • If something catches our eye during the scan and we see something out of the ordinary, we will always tell you our findings. If you never would want to know this kind of information, please tell us at the beginning of the ultrasound. It is in everyone’s right to choose to never know information about the baby’s health. Exception is when you choose the 13 week sonogram ETSEO and/or the 20 week sonogram TTSEO, the goal is to screen for physical abnormalities. In any kind of scan, the quality of the images and scan will be influenced by BMI, positioning of the baby, skintype, movements of the baby, amount of fluid water and many other factors. We can therefore never garantee the quality of imaging.

  • The 13 weeks scan and 20 weeks scan (ETSEO and TTSEO) are prenatal screening. Those are medical screening scans to check the physcial health of the baby, as far as can be seen. It is a personal choice wether to choose or not choose for these scans.

    You will always need counseling from a certified counselor of prenatal screening in order to choose for these tests. Without having had this counseling appointment, one can not have the scan.

    Please let uw know if you need the counseling but do not know where to make an appointment.

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  • Could you please drink a glass of water 30-45 minutes before the scan? This will help making a better view, especially before 22 weeks.

  • You can always bring 6 people. If you want to bring more, please let uw know beforehand so we can prepare.

    At the ETSEO en TTSEO (13 en 20 weeks scan) you can bring a/your partner. We want to ask you to not bring children, or other (extra)family/friends. This is because of the goal of prenatal screening, and detail and medical aspects of the scan. The sonographer will concentrate and take the time to do this scan with utmost care.

  • With sonograms for fun/on demand you can make a video. With medical sonogram’s this is not possible because of privacy, we are very careful with this. You can always receive pictures and if you want to buy a USB for recordings, this is always possible. Please let uw know before the scan starts.

    Please note that the USB can be only used once to record.