Having a prenatal ultrasound is usually an enjoyable event that combines medical care in family celebration.4 So long as the pregnancy is confirmed as healthy, women report that the scan is reassuring, that it confirmed the reality of the pregnancy and provides an opportunity to meet …show more content…
They state fetal ultrasound should be performed by appropriately trained and credential medical professionals with specific training in fetal ultrasound and that all studies should be properly documented in the patient’s medical record. Some doctors believe the mixture of having a trained professional who can provide medical diagnoses while having a portion for entertainment purposes would be beneficial for both the mother and the fetus. As technology advances Studies must continue to determine the possible long-term effects of prenatal …show more content…
As healthcare providers we have a duty to our patients to follow our code of ethics and to cause no harm. When explaining the potential risks to a patient you have to help them understand that not every place they will go will have fully competent sonographers and some will, but that’s a risk they are willing to take. They can take it as an understanding of anybody could use an ultrasound machine to display a picture of a fetus, but only medical experts are qualified to analyze that picture from a medical health standpoint. Boutiques are not medical inclined so they have no authority or ability to help the patient when need