Before the Stork

Updated 23 July 2019

Before the Stork is a baby keepsake scanning service opened in 2006. It is based in Litherland, Liverpool. The hospital primarily serves the communities of the local area, but it also accepts clients from outside this area.

The service has had a registered manager in post since opening in 2006. At the time of the inspection, this manager was in post.

The service offers early pregnancy reassurance scans (from seven to 16 weeks pregnancy), sexing/gender scans (from 15 to 23 weeks pregnancy), 3D and 4D scans undertaken in HDLive (from 24 to 32 weeks pregnancy) and growth and presentation scans (from 24 to 34 weeks pregnancy).

Updated 23 July 2019

The service has had a registered manager in post since opening in 2006. At the time of the inspection, this manager was in post.

The service offers early pregnancy reassurance scans (from seven to 16 weeks pregnancy), sexing/gender scans (from 15 to 23 weeks pregnancy), 3D and 4D scans undertaken in HDLive (from 24 to 32 weeks pregnancy) and growth and presentation scans (from 24 to 34 weeks pregnancy).

The inspection took place on the 26 February 2019.

Updated 23 July 2019

Before the Stork is an independent provider established in 2006 to provide parents with a memorable keepsake of their pregnancy through professional images and film of their unborn baby.

We rated this service as requires improvement because the service could not assure itself that the staff had received the right level of safeguarding training and the safeguarding policy was not in line with current guidance.