PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: 3rd Ultrasound

Re: 3rd Ultrasound

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:50:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 11 Jul 2001, MDM wrote: >
>I had 2 early ultrasounds...1 to determine gestational age, and another
>at 12 weeks because we couldn't hear the heartbeat. I am now 22 weeks,
>and my midwife is telling me that they will not do the normal 5-6 month
>ultrasound most women have since I've already had 2 early ones. I feel
>uneasy about this. I can't imagine going a full 7 months without having
>another ultrasound. What can I say at my 6 month visit this Friday to
>urge them to do one more?

MDM, You can ask. However, you may be required to pay out-of-pocket for the scan since you have already had your two allowed by most insurance companies. Based on studies, as long as all other standard prenatal indicators are normal, routine ultrasound is not necessarily indicated... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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