Dear all I missed Jodie's original e-mail but I do agree with Sally I understand that the safety issue is more than a scare mongering anti-technology response as the most conservative Colleges of O& G have covered thenmsleves in recommeend ues on ly for a clinical indication, but once again this beleif to ensure a healthy baby has become a clinical indication, though how many couples are given the rates of false readings as well asthe safety questions (SGA risk for example)
Denise hynd ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Westbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] FW: [birthnews] Social use of Ultrasound in Pregnancy > > My hesitation around ultrasound is that no-one can produce research to > prove that this is a safe thing to do. Until this is clarified I remain > one who will advocate the use of ultrasound for clinical indications > only rather than as a routine intervention. > > Sally Westbury > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jodie Miller [mailto:gympiegirl@;yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, 13 November 2002 2:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [birthnews] Social use of Ultrasound in Pregnancy > > Just an anecdote to add... > > Yoga pals and expectant friends of mine recently had > their 20 week scan at the Royal Women's Hospital > Brisbane and they came home with, not only the regular > B&W prints, but a set of *extraordinarily* detailed > colour "photos" of their baby's face in utero. The > technician got so excited at the quality of image that > they were achieving and printed off some 8 or more > wonderful pictures for the parents-to-be to take home > and enjoy. > > I must say the images gave me shivers! The level of > detail achieved was amazing... who could blame parents > for wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to > "meet" and bond with their baby? > > I've heard of ultrasound being used to help couples > accept their baby in unplanned pregnancy or of women > using the ultrasound scan to reign in a dad-to-be in > denial. > > My own two (soon to be three) experiences of the 20 > week anomaly scan were extremely warm and wonderful > like a verification and validation that all was normal > and healthy with the added bonus of allowing us the > opportunity to learn our babies' gender - something > that I felt helped me to bond with my babies in utero > just that little bit more. I made every effort to > call my husband to attend if I was referred for an > impromptu scan in later pregnancy and we always walked > away with a warm glow and a sense of familiarity with > our unborn member of the family. We framed ultrasound > pictures and emailed scanned images to distant family > so that everyone was able to share our joyful > expectation. > > I realise that this technology is over-applied but > it's hard not to get excited when we are offered the > opportunity to see the unseeable. Suddenly a > pregnancy becomes real, the baby becomes real and, > once actually viewed, it becomes easier to think of a > future with baby in it. > > Just my two cents, > Jodie Miller > > > --- Jan Cornfoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Joanne > > > > Not on social use > > but informed choice etc > > http://www.aimsusa.org/ultrasnd.htm > > > > What about some of the sites for mothers? > > > > Jan Cornfoot > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 > > BirthNews is sponsored by CAPERS Bookstore & the Birth Issues Journal. > www.capersbookstore.com.au > > To unsubscribe, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > 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.
