Hi Lauren - keep informing your clients as you are. The ob. you describe is by no means unique in his practise with repeated ultrasounds... I know of several in Perth area who do the same, claiming it's of no significance, and not giving women any choice in the matter. Of course they're going to defend their practise, which is for their own convenience, and often leads raising unnecessary fears about the size/growth/placental functioning of their often observed baby - frequently leading to elective C/S. It HAS to be stopped, but the power lies with the pregnant women who must say "No!!!" Best wishes, Lois
----- Original Message ----- From: Lauren Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:39 PM Subject: Re: Ultrasound dangers To all, Please, please, please give me more information regarding the dangers of ultrasound. I am currently working in a remote hospital whereby the GP provides the antenatal care. His brilliant idea to check fetal heart rates is to do an informal ultrasound at almost every visit. When I questioned their practice, they stated that there is no evidence to the dangers of ultrasound and that unless I could provide around 20 articles, he would not discuss the issue any further. As you can see, I am getting very frustrated. At least I can help to educate the women so they can decide their need for ultrasounds in low risk pregnancies. It is also quite scary when women present during their pregnancy or in labour and they have never heard their babies heart, they have only seen it. Yours Lauren _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
