First trimester screening combines ultrasound measurement and maternal blood sampling. It is performed between 11 and 14 weeks of pregnancy.

It estimates the chance of Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, and Trisomy 13. Results are usually available within one week.

Read our frequently asked questions about first trimester screening to learn more.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Boyd, Brita K.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Brancazio, Leo R.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Brown, Haywood L.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • School of Nursing
• Ellestad, Sarah C.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Grotegut, Chad A.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Heine, R. Phillips
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Chairman Office
• Kuller, Jeffrey A.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Livingston, Elizabeth G.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Murtha, Amy P.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Chairman Office
• Rhee, Eleanor H.J.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Small, Maria J.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Swamy, Geeta K.
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Locations

This service is available at:

• Duke OB-GYN Consultants
  2406 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27607
• Duke Perinatal Consultants of Burlington
  Alamance Regional Medical Center , 1240 Huffman Mill Road, Burlington, NC 27715
• Duke Perinatal Consultants of Cary
  600 New Waverly Place, Suite 305, Cary, NC 27518
• Duke Perinatal Durham Pavilion East at Lakeview
  Pavilion East at Lakeview, 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705