SYDNEY, October 1, 2002 (SPUC/LSN.ca) – Most parents view ultrasound “as a mid-pregnancy milestone and a first photo opportunity for their unborn baby.” But doctors are casting doubt on whether it helps for parents to be told their unborn child may have a remote chance of abnormality. The Sydney Morning Herald quotes Lachlan de Crespigny, director of ultrasound at Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, as stating that pre-natal ultrasound examinations are wrongly regarded as routine, often revealing only “imprecise signs” of abnormality and the many mothers would prefer not to be burdened with “inconclusive findings” that may turn out to be completely false alarms. The article may be purchased online from the 30/09/2002 Sydney Morning Herald at: https://newsstore.f2.com.au/apps/newsSearch.ac?ac=search&sy=smh&ss=SMH&sp=1&kw=ultrasound&ax=&dt=selectRange&dr=week&sd=&ed=&st=nw&pb=smh&sc=&ct=&sf=text&so=relevance
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AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR SAYS ULTRASOUND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ROUTINE
SYDNEY, October 1, 2002 (SPUC/LSN.ca) – Most parents view ultrasound “as a mid-pregnancy milestone and a first photo opportunity for their unborn baby.” But doctors are casting doubt on whether it helps for parents to be told their unborn child may have a remote chance of abnormality. The Sydney Morning Herald quotes Lachlan de Crespigny, director of ultrasound at Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, as stating that pre-natal ultrasound examinations are wrongly regarded as routine, often revealing only “imprecise signs” of abnormality and the many mothers would prefer not to be burdened with “inconclusive findings” that may turn out to […]
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