Is the mailing list shared btn Ozmid and Birthnews? I only posted my response on Birthnews and was surprised to see it pop up here....
My husband is a hobby audioengineer and I've been to a lot of live gigs in a lot of bad rooms. I DO understand how ultrasound could be considered to be potentially harmful. In a poorly tuned room there can be certain frequencies in certain "pockets" where the vibration makes you anxious, nauseous or just plain uncomfortable and the feedback makes your nose and eyes water! I dread to think what impact sound vibrations could potentially have on delicate developing tissues, brains and organs. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating the social use of ultrasound ... I just thought I would share my understanding of why couples are so attracted to it. Jodie On Wednesday 13 November 2002 22:20, Denise Hynd wrote: > 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.
