Current Fetal Ultrasound Practices Could Increase Risks, Studies Suggest
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A sharp increase in the use of fetal ultrasounds in recent years in women with healthy pregnancies from an average of 2 scans to 5 scans per pregnancy and recent warnings from medical societies could prompt FDA to look more closely at possible risks to the fetus from ultrasound.
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