Ultrasound: Friend or Foe
As a doula and midwife, I have witnessed countless parents troubled over ultrasound findings that may or may not be accurate. I have seen misdiagnosed abnormalities, wrong gender predictions, both gross over-estimates and under-estimates of weight which can lead mom to fear labor or even be induced in fear of baby getting too large, or cause her concern over an apparently poorly-developing child only to later learn that baby is the perfect size. In an effort to encourage m
