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Re: Policy re: Fetal gender From: James S Smeltzer MD (gaperina@mindspring.com) Thu Sep 16 15:51:08 1999 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DuboseTerryJ@exchange.uams.edu: "Re: AFI" Previous message: James S Smeltzer MD: "Re: AFI" In reply to: Sally Casagrande: "Re: Policy re: Fetal gender" Next in thread: MGalles@aol.com: "Re: Policy re: Fetal gender" Sally, Determination of sex is not part of the standard examination. On the other hand the examination is for the benefit of the patient. To say that parents shouldn't want to get to know the gender of their unborn baby is like blowing water uphill. Only the constant application of an incredible amount of wind is likely to maintain success - and probably not worth the effort. I am sure the couple with the baby with no kidneys learned the hard way what ultrasound was good for. That was a tough spot to be in for you. I am sure that they have thought about the limited focus they had. I am sure that God has forgiven them for this. I hope that you can. :) Jim S At 04:00 PM 9/11/1999 -0500, you wrote: >It bothers me that many sonographers are being put on the spot for >something as trivial as the sex of the baby. I had a case that the >parents were very instant that they be told the sex, no question about >well being, unfortunately this baby had no kidneys. Should I have made >them happy about the sex only to visit their doctor and be told their >baby was not compatible with life? >We usually tell the sex if parents ask and if we are 99% sure, however >we always make sure they know nothing is guaranteed, and always put a >question mark when we label their picture of the sex. Unfortunately I >think this is one of the reasons' we are not taken seriously in our >work, too many people consider ultrasounds as only important for getting >a picture of their baby, and not as a true diagnostic study. > >S.Casagrande, RDMS > Next message: DuboseTerryJ@exchange.uams.edu: "Re: AFI" Previous message: James S Smeltzer MD: "Re: AFI" In reply to: Sally Casagrande: "Re: Policy re: Fetal gender" Next in thread: MGalles@aol.com: "Re: Policy re: Fetal gender"

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