Diagnostic Ultrasound in pregnancy-is-it necessary?

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Summary:

The journal of obstetrics and Gynecology, it is estimated that more than half of all pregnant women in 1990, was subjected to a diagnostic ultrasound while research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80% of all pregnant women are very low risk and it is not necessary to ultrasound. Unnecessary costs ultrasound around 1 billion $ per year.

All women, "said that he needs to ask potential test ultrasound and risk management advantages." ...

Keywords:

Ultrasound, pregnancy, baby, child, drugs, birth

The text of the article:

The journal of obstetrics and Gynecology, it is estimated that more than half of all pregnant women in 1990, was subjected to a diagnostic ultrasound while research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80% of all pregnant women are very low risk and it is not necessary to ultrasound. Unnecessary costs ultrasound around 1 billion $ per year.

All women, "said that he needs to ask potential test ultrasound and risk management advantages." She asked if the results of the Ultrasound will affect its care, it could be otherwise and how. If the ultrasound result does not affect its guard, it can never challenge testing needs. After fully informed about the need for testing, the benefits and the risks could sign the consent procedure.

Use of patients 'education United ACOG' ultrasound echography is not necessary for each woman or each pregnancy. "However, it is most often used as a standard procedure for each of the pregnant woman. Uses common, diagnosis and detection of ectopic pregnancy, cervical or awareness of pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical uterine cysts, cancer, endometriosis, and congenital anomalies.

Ultrasound can compare fetal age and weight, note the location of the placenta, amniotic fluid, which is available, and to diagnose some fruits such as neural tube defects. Ultrasound is used to amniocentesis for security to verify the position of a child find needles correctly. Some doctors use ultrasound fetal estimate weight. This is not the most accurate measure of a number of criteria and if the analysis. The head of the district is one of the measures. Gestational diabetes is, however, situations of inaccurate due to the fact that these children receive the additional burden on their bodies only.

Ultrasounds are often used to date for the pregnancy. Otto and basin, 1991, in the first quarter of the extent of the error is + 5 days during the second quarter increased + 8 days and during the last quarter + 22 days.