It is hard for women to say no when it is sold so well - "Let's just have a look at this baby, shall we?" It's this us showing the mother thing, described so well by Barbara Katz-Rothman.
It used to be "let's have a feel of your tummy"or "let's have a listen?" And even then it should have been "Do you mind if I have a feel of your tummy, or a listen to the baby?" (an 'ask' not a 'tell') ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Wattis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lauren Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Ultrasound dangers > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
