Table 5.

National policy/recommendations for routine prenatal ultrasound scans in place in 2004 in 18 European countries

Countries	Routine ultrasound scan policy/recommendations	Gestation at routine scans (weeks)
Austria	Two scans	10–14*, 18–22, 30–34
Belgium	Three scans	10–14, 18–23, 29–33
Croatia	One scan	10–14*, 18–23, 34–37*
Denmark	Two scans	10–14 (nuchal), 18
England and Wales	Two scans	10–12, 18–23
Finland	One or two scans	16–19 if only one scan, 13–14 and 18–20 if two scans
France	Three scans	10–14, 18–23, 29–32
Germany	Three scans	9–12, 19–22, 29–32
Ireland	No national policy	18–22*
Italy	Three scans	10–14, 18–23, 30
Malta	No national policy	18–23*, 34–25*
Netherlands	No national policy	No routine scans
Norway	One scan	18
Portugal	Three scans	10–14, 18–23, 29–33
Poland	Three scans	11–14,18–22, 28–32
Spain	No national policy—practice varies between regions	10–14*, 18–23*, 29–33*
Sweden	Two scans	10–14, 16–17
Switzerland	Two scans	11–14, 20–22

^*Not official policy but usually performed.