Hi, my sister in law is in another country
and she is getting too many ultrasound.
Overall, she is less than 5 months
pregnant and she already had 3 ultrasound.
The doctor there tells her that it is
good for the fetus, but I have my doubts.
They overcharge for every visit. My
concern is when I tell her that she should
limit the amount of ultrasound visit, she
retaliate by saying it is good to follow
the fetus. She has a few more visits
booked in advance. My question is what
kind of risks should I tell her to limit
further visits to just necessity?
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nightangel73
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Posted: 07-19-08 09:49am
I have had 2 ultrasounds at 4 months
pregnant. I will have another in the next
week or so I will be just like her. In my
case I know they want to follow up closely
because I'm 35 so I'm actually glad they
are doing it. I personally love
ultrasounds as I can see the baby.
Ultrasounds are totally safe for the baby.
My doctor visits are monthly so basically
they are doing an ultrasound every time I
go which is fine. The ultrasound I have
had are in office but this next one will
be a second level ultrasound where they
are going to look for birth defects. This
is routinely offered to women over 35 or
when there is suspect of birth defects and
it will performed in the hospital. Now in
my case my insurance covered everything so
I really don't have pay a penny for the
whole nine months.
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Katze_04
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 08-22-08 22:30pm
I'm actually a sonographer and I can say
there is no harmful effects from an
ultrasound exam on the mother or child.
You can be scanned everyday the entire
pregnancy and have no worries. Aside from
the cost of an exam, I couldnt give you a
reason not to have an ultrasound as much
as you'd like
