Comments on: Ultrasounds and pregnancy… too much of a good thing? http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/ Research and discussion of the Colorado health insurance industry and the healthcare crisis in America. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:34:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: V Rembert http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-152 V Rembert Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:18:15 +0000 http://insuranceshoppers.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-152 Im currently pregnant for the second time. My first baby was stillborn at 33weeks. Im always worried about this happening to me again. Im diabetic. Having multiple ultrasounds gives me comfort, just being able to see my child. I think that every situation is different. Im currently pregnant for the second time. My first baby was stillborn at 33weeks.
Im always worried about this happening to me again. Im diabetic. Having multiple ultrasounds gives me comfort, just being able to see my child. I think that every situation is different.

]]> By: Colorado Health Insurance Insider » Grand Rounds 2.52 http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Colorado Health Insurance Insider » Grand Rounds 2.52 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:01:28 +0000 http://insuranceshoppers.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-20 [...] Tundra Medicine Dreams has posted the most beautiful Grand Rounds I’ve ever seen.  It’s a great collection of healthcare related blog posts and includes Louise’s article on ultrasounds.  [...] [...] Tundra Medicine Dreams has posted the most beautiful Grand Rounds I’ve ever seen.  It’s a great collection of healthcare related blog posts and includes Louise’s article on ultrasounds.  [...]

]]> By: Kim http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Kim Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:23:30 +0000 http://insuranceshoppers.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-19 This trend is so new that it didn't even exist when my daughter was born (she's 26). The only reason I had an ultra sound (very blobby, blurry photos) was for fetal age with my son 22 years ago - and that was silly because my dates were immpeccable (let's put it this way - hubby was in law school so not only did I have my LMP date, I had the date of conception! Law school: 90% reliable birth control...LOL!) By the time my 3rd one came around (16 years ago), I only had one sonogram and that was, again to check position and dates at 35 weeks. I was more relieved to find out that she had four heart chambers and a brain than to know whether she was a girl or boy. My OB told me back when I was pregnant and expecting my son and checking a doppler heartbeat every day at work, to not do that very often, as the effect of ultrasound on the developing fetus was not well studied or documented at that time. I guess she was ahead of her time two decades ago. And no, it's not a chance that needs to be taken. Maybe one ultrasound to rule/out any heart defect that can be taken care of in utero or to know if the delivery will be high risk. Just to know the sex or to have baby pics - no. This trend is so new that it didn’t even exist when my daughter was born (she’s 26).

The only reason I had an ultra sound (very blobby, blurry photos) was for fetal age with my son 22 years ago – and that was silly because my dates were immpeccable (let’s put it this way – hubby was in law school so not only did I have my LMP date, I had the date of conception! Law school: 90% reliable birth control…LOL!)

By the time my 3rd one came around (16 years ago), I only had one sonogram and that was, again to check position and dates at 35 weeks. I was more relieved to find out that she had four heart chambers and a brain than to know whether she was a girl or boy.

My OB told me back when I was pregnant and expecting my son and checking a doppler heartbeat every day at work, to not do that very often, as the effect of ultrasound on the developing fetus was not well studied or documented at that time. I guess she was ahead of her time two decades ago.

And no, it’s not a chance that needs to be taken. Maybe one ultrasound to rule/out any heart defect that can be taken care of in utero or to know if the delivery will be high risk. Just to know the sex or to have baby pics – no.

]]> By: Jay Norris http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jay Norris Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:02:17 +0000 http://insuranceshoppers.net/blog1/2006/09/15/ultrasounds-and-pregnancy-too-much-of-a-good-thing/#comment-7 I guess this is part of the emerging trend of "Health Care Bling"? I guess this is part of the emerging trend of “Health Care Bling”?

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