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:

• Beiswenger, Timothy R.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Boyd, Brita K.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Brancazio, Leo R.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Brown, Haywood L.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Decker, Martha L.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Ellestad, Sarah C.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Fortner, Kimberly B.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Grotegut, Chad A.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Heine, R. Phillips
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• James, Andra H.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Kuller, Jeffrey A.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Livingston, Elizabeth G.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Murtha, Amy P.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Reddick, Keisha L.B.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Rhee, Eleanor H.J.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Small, Maria J.
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Swamy, Geeta K.
  • Obstetrics and 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 Greensboro
  1126 N. Church St., Suite 203, Greensboro, NC 27401
• Duke Perinatal Durham / Fetal Diagnostic Center
  Pavilion East at Lakeview, 2608 Erwin Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27705