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D. Ashley Hill, MD
Orlando, Florida
At Tue, 13 May 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>I am 21 weeks pregnant with my 4th child. I had a miscarriage last year
>at 12 weeks. I had a regularly scheduled ultrasound at 20 weeks with a
>certified sonographer at my ob/gyn's office and she didn't mention an
>issue. When I spoke to the ob/gyn after the visit she said she hadn't
>seen the results of the ultrasound. Since then I received a call from
>an office nurse saying that I need to go for a Level 2 ultrasound and
>when pressed as to why she said it was because they are unsure of the
>position of the placenta. She then said the doctor thought it was at
>the top of the uterus. So my question is: Could the doctor who has many
>years (over 20) experience be that confused about the placental position
>as it think it was at the top but it could be at the bottom? I am very
>worried as I hardly feel this baby move and had no symptoms with my last
>miscarriage. The first three pregnancies were full term normal delivery
>babies.
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D. Ashley Hill, MD
Division Director, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida Hospital Orlando
Medical Director
Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group
235 East Princeton Street, #200
Orlando, Florida 32804
http://www.lochhavenobgyn.com
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