4. Spyros Bakalis

Spyros Bakalis

Consultant Obstetrician

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Treatments provided by Spyros Bakalis

  • Antenatal Care
  • Intrapartum Care
  • Delivery care (Normal Vaginal Delivery and Caesarean section)
  • Fetal Medicine
  • First Trimester Scan
  • Anomaly Scan
  • Third Trimester (Growth) Scan
  • Twins
  • Amniocentisis
  • Chronic Villous Sampling (CVS)
  • Maternal cardiac disease and cancer in pregnancy

Treatments, operations and tests

Birth or delivery of a baby is a wonderful and natural event. The delivery could be natural, through the birth canal, or via a C–section. Whilst a natural birth is encouraged, there are circumstances which may affect the mother's as well as the baby's well-being, and these call for a C-section in a hospital setting. However, a baby's delivery can also take place in the relaxed environment of your home with your chosen midwife in attendance or in a hospital setting and be consultant led.
This is a test to check for abnormal chromosomes in your baby. Chromosomes are tiny structures that lie within each cell of the body. There are 46 chromosomes in a human cell. There are 23 from the mother and 23 from the father, arranged as 23 pairs. They determine whether you will be male or female, how you will look and, more importantly, how your body works. Abnormal chromosomes may cause conditions, such as Down s syndrome. During the test we take a small sample of the amniotic fluid, which surrounds the developing baby in your uterus. The sample is sent to the laboratory for examination.
CVS is short for chorionic villus sampling. It is a test to check for abnormal chromosomes in your baby. The aim of a CVS is to check your unborn baby for any abnormal chromosomes or inherited conditions. The test is 98% accurate. During the test a small sample is removed from placenta. The test is guided by ultrasound. The sample is send to the laboratory for examination. We can do this test from as early as 11 weeks gestation. It is not advised before 11 weeks. An amniocentesis is another test for abnormal chromosomes. In this test we take a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding your developing baby. This test can be done after 16 weeks gestation.