tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post634861840048275012..comments2023-10-01T03:39:30.695-07:00Comments on Birth at Home in Arizona: Ultrasound Article LinkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post-30389677598364596602009-12-10T06:41:24.390-08:002009-12-10T06:41:24.390-08:00I've had one u/s (to rule out twins!) at 37 we...I've had one u/s (to rule out twins!) at 37 weeks out of my two now three pregnancies. If I felt a "need" to have one, I would, because it is possible for them to see something that *would* make a difference -- for instance, finding out the baby needs to be taken immediately to surgery or something; or that the baby is so tangled in the umbilical cord that it would not be physically possible to be born vaginally. Yes, it's very rare; but it happens. Many parents report that they felt relieved by finding out ahead of time some negative diagnosis, because they were able to prepare themselves prior to birth, and it wasn't a huge shock when the baby was stillborn, or died soon after birth, or was rushed immediately from the room. **However** there have been parents who deeply regret having had an u/s because it identified a problem that either resolved itself spontaneously or had been misdiagnosed to start with, and it just sent the parents on a several months long stress trip, ultimately for no reason. Plus, there are the numerous false-positives that come up on screens, and if parents decline amnio (due to the miscarriage risk), then they have the diagnosis of "increased risk of Down Syndrome" (or whatever other problem identified) weighing over them the whole pregnancy, knowing that *likely* everything is okay, but *possibly* it isn't.<br /><br />-KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com