Maybe you missed out on:
- Your medical history in the Mutterpass
Ultrasound examinations during your pregnancy are documented
- The general German insurance covers the costs for 3 ultrasounds, if you have a straight forward pregnancy. (I do not want to use the word “normal”.)
- Of course may there be difficulties, the insurance will take care of more needed ultrasounds.
- A doctor performing an ultrasound at every visit of yours -just for fun- is not covered, make sure there are no hidden costs involved.
- The Mutterpass now has room to note the 3 ( covered ) examinations. But do not worry, a 4th and or 5th, 6th examination is easily added.

Let me explain your ultrasound examinations
- Datum: Date
- SSW ( LR ): Week of pregnancy calculated after your last period
- SSW korrigiert:Week of pregnancy adjusted
1. Screening 8+0 until 11+6 weeks
I will translate for you what is is checked.
- Intrauteriner Sitz: Is embryo sitting in the uterus?
- Embryo darstellbar: Embryo visible?
- Herzaktion: Heart beating?
- Mehrlinge: Multiples
- Monochorial: Multiples sitting in just one sack of membranes
- Auffälligkeiten: Abnormalities
Continuing on the right side of the page
- Zeitgerechte Entwicklung : Timely development
- Konsiliaruntersuchung veranlasst : Check up recommended oder examination arranged for
The Examiner has the possibility to thick off every question with YES or NO.
Following measurements are taken
- FS ( Fruchtsack -Durchmesser der Fruchthöhle ): Diameter amniotic cavity
- SSL Scheitel Steiß Länge: Crown: Rump-length
- BPD Biparietaler Durchmesser: Biparietal diameter ( Head diameter )
2. Screening 18+0 week until 21+6 week
This second screening is called Feindiagnostik or großer Ultraschall
Not every praxis / doctor offers/ performs this ultrasound. Meaning you might be told to see a specialist for this appointment.
a. Again all answered with yes or no
- Einling: Singleton
- Mehrlinge: Multiples
- Herzaktion: Heart beating
- Plazenta Struktur: Placenta structure
- Zeitgerechte Entwicklung: Timely development
b. Kopf- Head
- Auffälligkeiten: Abnormalities
- Auffälligkeiten der Kopfform: Head shape abnormalities
- Darstellbarkeit des Kleinhirns: Presentability of cerebellum
Hals und Rücken: Neck and spine
- Unregelmäßigkeiten der dorsalen Hautkontur: Skin contours abnormalities at the back, ( Sign for Spina Bifida )
Thorax-Thorax
- Auffällige Herz-Thorax Relation ( Blickdiagnose ): Abnormality in heart-thorax relation ( visual diagnosis )
- Linksseitige Herzposition: Sinistral heart position
- Persistierende Arrhythmie im Untersuchungszeitraum: During examination persistent irregular heartbeat
- Darstellbarkeit des Vier Kammer Blicks: 4 chambers presentability, Heart visible with all 4 chambers
Rumpf- Torso
- Konturunterbrechung an der vorderen Bauchwand: Skin contour abdominally in the abdominal wall ( organs might be growing outside )
- Darstellbarkeit des Magens im linken Oberbauch: Stomach presentable in left epigastrium ( upper abdomen )
- Darstellbarkeit der Harnblase – presentability bladder
Following measurements are taken during your ultrasound examinations
- BPD Biparietaler Durchmesser: Biparietal diameter
- FOD/KU Kopfumfang: Head circumference
- APD/AU Bauchumfang: Abdomen circumference
- FL Femurlänge: Thigh bone length
- Fruchtwassermenge: Amniotic fluid index
- körperliche Entwicklung: Bodily development
- Konsiliaruntersuchung veranlasst : Check up recommended oder examination arranged
3. Screening 28+0 until 31+6 week

- Einling: Singleton
- Kindslage: Fetal presentation
- Herzaktion- Heart beating
- Plazenta Struktur – Placenta structure
- Zeitgerechte Entwicklung: Timely development
- Fruchtwassermenge: Amniotic fluid index
- Körperliche Entwicklung: Bodily development
Following measurements are taken
- BPD Biparietaler Durchmesser: Biparietal diameter
- FOD/KU Kopfumfang: Head circumference
- APD/AU Bauchumfang: Abdomen circumference
- FL Femurlänge: Thigh bone length
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