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This episode dissects the purpose and implications of the 20-week anatomy scan in pregnancy.

The 20-week anatomy scan has become a routine part of modern pregnancy, but is it truly essential, or just another layer of over-monitoring? After receiving a listener question, Dr. Stu and Blyss dissect the purpose, limitations, and unintended consequences of the anatomy scan. From what providers are actually looking for, to why so many women walk away with more anxiety than answers, this episode challenges the assumption that more information always equals better outcomes. At the end of the day, the real question isn’t can we look, it’s should we? Additional References: Birthing Instincts Podcasts: Episode 446: Baby Aspirin For All?? Episode 459: Over-Monitoring & Outcomes, How Are We Doing & Who Benefits. Episode 313: Comforting Truths About Low Lying Placentas Episode 274: I Remember Every Detail Pub Med Study: Therapeutic ultrasound as a potential male contraceptive: power, frequency and temperature required to deplete rat testes of meiotic cells and epididymides of sperm determined using a commercially available system Cleveland Clinic: What to Expect at Your 20-Week Ultrasound (Anatomy Scan) Discussed in This Episode The many names of the anatomy scan (and what…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Stuart Fischbein, Blyss Young

Topics covered

• 20-week ultrasound
• anatomy scan
• pregnancy monitoring
• false positives
• patient anxiety

Keywords

• anatomy scan
• ultrasound
• pregnancy
• monitoring
• false positives
• patient anxiety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cleveland Clinic

Books & works: Birthing Instincts Podcasts, Pub Med Study

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