First Trimester & Screening Dr Jackie Chua

First Trimester & Screening

• Host/Speaker: Dr. Jackie Chua (Director, Queensland Ultrasound for Women)
• Episode Summary: Early pregnancy scans involve far more than checking for a heartbeat. Dr. Jackie Chua breaks down why the first trimester offers a crucial diagnostic window for pregnancy dating, risk assessment, and mother-baby wellness.
• In This Episode, You'll Discover:
• The Dating Dilemma: Why relying on a last menstrual period can be misleading and when an ultrasound crown-rump length measurement should officially change an estimated due date.
• Diagnostic Red Flags: The specific ultrasound thresholds required to accurately diagnose early pregnancy loss without jumping to premature conclusions.
• Scar & Ectopic Emergencies: Why Caesarean section scar pregnancies are on the rise and how early transvaginal imaging catches them before severe complications occur.
• Beyond Chromosomes: Why Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) cannot replace a detailed structural anatomy scan or preeclampsia risk evaluation

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Australian general practitioners can obtain CPD points for listening to this episode from our education partner, My Health Academy.

Myhealth Academy Link: https://lms-academy.myhealth.net.au/login/index.php?tenant=MHAC01

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