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    Posted on 07 Nov 2022 in General

    Studios are for taking pictures, practices are for caring the well-being of your unborn child. First Glimpse Ultrasound Services is a professional practice catering to all your baby and other ultrasound scanning needs. With a dedicated practice in Brackenfell and remote practices in Melomed Mitchells Plain, Strand, Grabouw, Rondebosch and more, we offer one of the most comprehensive ultrasound services in the greater Cape Town area....

    Posted on 07 Nov 2022 in Pregnancy, Ultrasound, General

    3D scans show pictures of your baby in three dimensions. 4D scans show moving 3D images of your baby, with time being the fourth dimension. It’s natural to be excited by the prospect of your first scan. Whilst this is a wonderful experience that cannot be missed, there are much more to pregnancy that a 3D/4D scan. A lot of ultrasound practices offers little to see those few grams in your belly. They offer a bonding experience but that is about it. Usually they will say please not...

    Posted on 07 Nov 2022 in Pregnancy, General

    We thought we would have some fun with wording. Even though your child might just weigh some little gram, they do change your life. That is why people trust First Glimpse for all their ultrasound needs. Over the past few years we have become one of the leading ultrasound practices in the Western Cape expanding our footprint on a monthly basis. We are now trusted by gyneacologists, midwives, GPs and more. We offer a professional service giving you not just pretty pictur...

    Posted on 07 Nov 2022 in General

    We are glad to announce that in addition to our weekly slot at Melomed Mitchells Plain, we are also now at Simunye Healtcare (Dr Parker) opposite the Engen garage once a week....

    Posted on 10 May 2022 in General

    We are happy to announce that we will again be offering our scanning services from Al-Nisa maternity home in Rondebosch. It has been a while since we have been at this location but are really happy to be back and providing a service to our patients in the Southern Suburbs and surrounding areas....

    Posted on 10 May 2022 in General

    Once a week we are scanning from Melomed in Mitchell's Plain. We are exstatic about this and hope to provide a long-standing service in Mitchell's Plain. We will keep you posted on any new locations that we are scanning from....

    Posted on 10 May 2022 in Ultrasound, General

    We have made the biggest investment to date by purchasing a brand-new GE P8 Ultrasound Machine for our Brackenfell practice. This is state-of-the-art technology allowing us to take our practice to the next level by providing crisp and clear images and detail as never before....

    Posted on 27 Sep 2020 in General

    Today marks the dawning of a new era for First Glimpse 4D. We have moved from Cape Gate into our own practice in Brackenfell. The location is central and we have now have a midwife on the premises as well. We are really excited about his and will be providing you with the same excellent service you are accustomed to. We are still scanning at our other locations but this will be the new hub for First Glimpse 4D....

    Posted on 09 Dec 2019 in Ultrasound

    We have just purchased another ultrasound machine allowing us to expand quicker. We are very excited about this and hope this will give us the opportunity to be able to service more locations....

    Posted on 09 Dec 2019 in General

    We are expanding in 2020 by opening more offices across Cape Town. We have finished revamping our office in Retreat and will start scanning on 15 January 2020. We have a room at the practice of 420498 on the corner of 4th avenue and Retreat Road. We are also planning on opening a practice in Parow, Durbanville and Table View during the course of 2020....