Hi Team and Hi Tina The American Food & Drug Administration issued warnings about ultrasound over nearly 12 years ago. They were extremely concerned about the affect on the fetus, especially the middle ear and the ovum laid down in the female fetus in the last trimester. They said we would probably not see the subtle effects until one or two generations later.
Leanne can you refer me to the article, so I can place it into Hot Topics on my website. Thanks Robyn www.melbmidwifery.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of leanne wynne Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] vaginal ultrasound Hi Tina, The article was in "Popular Science" Vol. 260 No.3. It was just a short news story describing the research of Mostafa Fatemi of the Mayo clinic in Minnesota. It said in part: Fatemi "wondered why ... fetuses always seem to move and stretch while their (ultrasound) picture is taken. He found out by placing a tiny hydrophone inside a woman's uterus during the procedure. The device registered up to nearly 100 decibels - as loud as a subway train. While we can't hear it, a fetus can, says Fatemi, becuase a 'fetus's ears are filled with fluid, which is a better conductor of ultrasound waves than air.' There's currently no evedence showing that such noise is harmful, but Fatemi says clinicians may want to aim their ultrsound proves more carefully..." If I can find the time I will see if I can find some more information about Fatemi's research on the web. Leanne. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] vaginal ultrasound >Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:00:16 EDT > >In a message dated 11/09/02 9:21:51 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Dear All, > > I just wanted to add a note to your comment about the effect of >ultrasounds > > > > on a baby's hearing. Recently my husband pointed-out to me an article >about > > > > ultrasound that he came across in a Science journal. (he is a physics > > teacher) The article was speaking about some research designed to >discover > > why babies move so much during an ultrasound scan. They found that to >the > > baby the ultrasound waves are the volume of a locomotive train!! Is it >any > > wonder babies try to get away from it? I will ask him for the name of >the > > journal so I can post it on Ozmidwifery for everyone. > > Leanne, > > Midwife, Mildura Aboriginal Health Service. > > >Yes Please Leanne....I for one would be very interested!! > >Yours in midwifery >Tina Pettigrew. > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
