Hi
Im 16 weeks baby 5. first appointment with midwife since initial boring one. She couldnt find heartbeat looked for a while she looked worried. So i had to go gyno department a&e for scan. I wasnt worriee initially having had 4 kids but in waiting room it dawnee one im 35 ive had healtgy babies maybe god was testing me so many women have miscarriages i wasnt immune or special. I was almost in tears husband was busy parking car but i held it together.
i finally saw sonographer she told me to hold smartphone type unit and in few seconds i saw baby doing somersaults and she showed me the heartbeat. I was so grateful at that moment. The sonographer was really brilliant ive been blessed to have such pleasant skilled staff.
It just made me think i know its costly but wouldnt it be useful in cities whwre there is one hospital and its at a distance to habe a handheld scanning unit.so if doppler doesnt pick up heartbeat the midwife could use the scanner instead? It would take off yhe pressure to staff in hospitals too?
Im not looking forward to my next appointment what if the heartbeat isnt located again?
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should every surgery have 1 handheld baby scan unit???
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Katarzyna79 · 24/11/2015 14:57
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