Sisters and business partners Eva Rae and Lee Lafferty launched their new family friendly pregnancy ultrasound clinic, Baby Stepps in October 2018.
Eva, a Midwife and Sonographer with over twenty years NHS experience (NMC registered), joined her sister, Lee, an Auditor with 20+ years of business management background, to offer soon to be mothers the opportunity to have a variety of scans currently not available on the NHS.
As the demand for parental bonding scans grow and technologies improve, Baby Stepps provides a much sought-after service to clients through all stages of pregnancy.
“Pregnancy is a very special time for everybody involved. As you will already know if you are on your pregnancy journey, ultrasounds are an important part of being a parent-to-be.
Scans give parents a very special opportunity to see and bond with their unborn baby, they also provide valuable information about the health and development of your baby.
Our private ultrasound scans offer longer appointment times, a spacious and welcoming clinic allowing you to bring friends and family along with you. It’s a great opportunity to get your baby’s siblings involved in the pregnancy journey too”
Equipped with state-of-the-art ultrasound technology that provides a higher level of detail in pregnancy imaging, clients can expect a range of scans from 8-14 weeks early reassurance scans, 16+ week’s gender reveal, 8-40+ wellbeing scans as well as 3D and 4D ultrasound scans and video.
“We offer early reassurance scans, gender reveal, wellbeing, 3D picture and 4D video packages. Our state of the art ultrasound machine is equipped with HDlive technology to provide amazing images of your baby.
All photos, videos and wellbeing reports will be available for you to download via a secure link to our medical cloud storage (Tricefy) at no additional cost.
For an extra special memento we can record your baby’s heartbeat into a beautiful Heartbeat Bear. We also offer reveal cannons & balloons, to announce baby’s gender with a bang!”
At the heart of the business is a drive to look after the wellbeing of the women who attend the clinic. With perinatal mental health problems affecting around one in five women, it is important that the clinic provides a service that supports mums-to-be. Eva has extensive training and experience in counselling through her NHS and private work.
“Our clinic is like other medical facilities in that everything shared with us is treated in the utmost confidence. We know how overwhelming pregnancy can be, and that for many of our families it has been a long and often heart-breaking journey. Our parents-to-be know that we are always available to help with any queries they may have.
We have also linked with other local businesses that are beneficial to the wellbeing of women through pregnancy and beyond. From birthing classes to mum & toddler groups and fitness classes, we ensure that we inform our mums-to-be of the options available, to support both their physical and mental health.”
Now well established as the go-to clinic for ultrasound scans, Lee & Eva have been reflecting on the success of Baby Stepps.
“We have been overwhelmed by the wonderful reviews we have been given, and have been honoured to be part of each and every pregnancy journey. Our aim was to provide a clinic that allowed longer appointment times, a relaxed welcoming environment and friendly service. The amazing feedback we have received tells us that we are achieving what we set out to do!”
The opening of Baby Stepps pregnancy ultrasound clinic is an exciting development for East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and surrounding districts as there are limited private ultrasound clinics out with the Glasgow Boundary.
The clinic is based at 9 Station Road, Stepps and has onsite parking facilities and disabled access.
