A positive pregnancy test is an important first step, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. To protect your health and help you make fully informed choices, it’s essential to confirm key details through an ultrasound.
Get the Answers You Need
At Hope Clinic for Women, we offer free and confidential limited obstetric ultrasounds to those who qualify. If your pregnancy test was performed elsewhere, we’ll request a pregnancy verification form from your medical provider before scheduling your scan.
Our caring team of registered nurses will walk with you through each step, ensuring you feel comfortable and supported from start to finish.
Why an Ultrasound Matters
An ultrasound provides vital information that a pregnancy test alone can’t show. This scan helps confirm three key things:
- Viability: Whether the pregnancy is developing normally and if there’s a detectable heartbeat. Because as many as 26% of pregnancies end naturally in miscarriage, this step ensures you have the correct information before making decisions.
- Gestational Age: How far along you are, which affects your available options and helps you navigate the decision-making process. For example, medical abortion is FDA-approved only through 10 weeks gestation.
- Location: Whether the pregnancy is located in the uterus. In rare cases, a pregnancy may develop elsewhere, such as in the fallopian tube (an ectopic pregnancy), which requires immediate medical care.
Having this information protects your health and helps guide your next steps.
Committed to Your Care
Every appointment at Hope Clinic for Women is free and confidential. We know that learning you’re pregnant, especially if it’s unexpected, can bring mixed emotions.
After your scan, you’ll have the opportunity to meet privately with one of our advocates to discuss your results, available resources, and receive honest information about your options.
You are not alone in this. Our team is here to help you make informed, confident decisions about your health and your future. To get started, schedule an initial pregnancy testing appointment today.
