Dutch Health Council Advises Against Standard 13-Week Pregnancy Ultrasound
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Dutch Health Council advises against standard 13-week pregnancy ultrasound
The Dutch Health Council advises against making the 13-week ultrasound a standard part of prenatal screening for serious abnormalities in unborn babies. Research by the council found that scans performed at 13 weeks often produce inaccurate results. The council therefore concluded that the benefits do not outweigh the potential drawbacks.
The 13-week ultrasound had too many erroneous results, according to the Health Council, but might be useful in other forms.
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The Health Council advises against the structural introduction of the 13-week ultrasound, a prenatal screening intended to detect serious abnormalities in unborn children. Research by the council shows that the results of an ultrasound after 13 weeks are often inaccurate. According to the council, the benefits therefore do not outweigh the disadvantages.
The medical ultrasound around thirteen weeks of pregnancy has been offered on a temporary basis for the past five years. Do not simply make this option permanent, the Health Council writes to the cabinet.
An extra ultrasound at thirteen weeks of pregnancy can give parents earlier clarity about possible abnormalities in their unborn child, but the result...
The Health Council advises against the structural introduction of the thirteen-week ultrasound, a prenatal screening intended to detect serious abnormalities in unborn children. Research by the council shows that the results of an ultrasound after thirteen weeks are often inaccurate. According to the council, the benefits therefore do not outweigh the disadvantages.
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