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8-weeks Pregnant But Ultrasound - Articles
Pregnancy 101: Understanding the Ultrasound
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BreastFeedingMums ..
Posted
Tue 12 Jun 2012 12:00am
"When is your ultrasound?" This is a question many expectant moms receive when their bellies start to show. Almost like a rite of passage, the is almost a given in the modern pregnancy, offering moms-to-be a peek inside the womb and a chance to learn the gender of their growing baby, if they want to know ahead of time. Yet, ...
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The pregnancy ultrasound overtesting scam
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:14am
As an infertility specialist, I refer our patients to obstetricians for their antenatal care once they get pregnant. What's very alarming is the large proportion of our patients who are being subjected to unnecessary caesarean sections for their childbirth. Many of these women are healthy young women who are perfectly capable of giving birth n ...
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Ultrasound in pregnancy
by
Marie L.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:31pm
Here's a tidbit I found on Medscape:
"Although it is helpful in estimating gestational age, identifying twin pregnancies, and detecting genetic anomalies, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) position is that routine ultrasonographic screening during pregnancy is not mandatory . They deem routine use reasonable ...
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29 weeks pregnant {ultrasound update}
by
CFMama
Posted
Fri 11 Jun 2010 6:54am
I meant to post this update on Wednesday, my actual 29 week mark, but since that's the day we left for Sesame Place I was a little busy. The belly photo below was taken exactly at 29 weeks.
Tuesday I had an ultrasound to recheck Baby Girl's bowel for signs of obstruction (muconium ileus). The ultrasound tech said she was measuring perfectly ...
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