Private baby scan clinics putting expectant mothers at risk

A BBC investigation in 2020 uncovered similar failures in the diagnosis of serious medical issues during private baby scans.
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'Outdated and dangerous advice' – Private pregnancy scan clinics could be risking mum's and babies' safety, warn experts

Private pregnancy scan clinics could be dangerous, experts warn. Find out how to protect yourself and your unborn baby.

Unregulated ultrasounds like these are putting pregnant women like me at risk

Social media has turned the ultrasound scan into a kind of ritual – a milestone to share, film, post. There’s a whole ...

‘Unsafe’ high street pregnancy scans ‘linked to baby deaths’ and overlook serious medical emergencies, top doctors warn

HIGH street clinics offering pregnancy scans in shopping centres could be putting unborn babies and their mums at risk by allowing unqualified staff to carry them out, experts have warned. The ...
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‘Unqualified staff’ at private scan clinics putting pregnant women ‘at risk’

Some high street ultrasound clinics are putting women and unborn babies ‘in danger’ by allowing untrained staff to carry out ...

Woman has first pregnancy ultrasound, can’t believe what she’s told

A pregnant woman from the Midwest was told some shocking news at her very first ultrasound. Savannah Harrington told Newsweek her appointment wasn’t scheduled—it was an emergency scan after she had ...

Warning over ‘unsafe’ scan clinics misdiagnosing baby loss and emergencies

Leading radiographers have voiced grave concerns over "unsafe" high street clinics providing baby scans without qualified ...

Radiographers raise concerns about 'unsafe' nature of high street baby and pregnancy scans

Leading radiographers have warned that anyone with an ultrasound machine can call themselves a sonographer, but without the ...
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Woman With IUD Thinks She Has Cramps, Can’t Believe What Scan Reveals

A woman who went to the hospital because she thought her IUD was causing painful cramps was left speechless when doctors told her the actual cause. TikTok user Nat (@mamacitanat) went viral after ...