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1. Spouse/Support person should be allowed in room during entire ultrasound procedure 
We were very excited to have our first ultrasound of our baby done. We booked at the hospital and was already to go. We were in disbelief when we were told that my spouse was not allowed into the room for the whole procedure! My spouse was only allowed in for the last 2 minutes.
The reason for this I was told was because they don't want to have to be the one to inform both parents if something is not right they leave that up to the mother to face alone. This doesn't seem to be the "rule" or "policy" in all Hospitals or ultrasound places. So why take someone's right away?
Everyone should be allowed at least one person to be there by their side through all types of ultrasounds!
2. Request NHS offer two routine Ultrasound scans for Pregnant mothers in Scotland
In 2007 my son was born. We were given only one scan at 11 weeks. Although I asked for another scan we were told no. My son was born with an extremely rare CHD called Hypo-plastic left heart. He went through so much that could have been avoided if only we had had another scan later on in my pregnancy. His body went into complete shut down because we had no idea about his heart condition.
In 2004 it was advised that all pregnant mothers in Scotland should be routinely offered two ultrasound scans before they are 24 weeks but obviously this advice was never taken into account. A quote from the NHS website states the following:
"Following an extensive review of the evidence on the use of ultrasound scanning in pregnancy, NHS QIS advises that a second (‘anomaly’) scan should be offered to women during their second trimester, at between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy. This scan can identify certain defects in the fetus, including problems with the heart and spina bifida."
This quote and the whole article can be found at
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/1208.html
Suitable written information should be available for pregnant women in time for each woman to consider it and discuss it with a health professional before attending an ultrasound appointment. This information should clearly describe the conditions that can and cannot be detected by ultrasound, the chances of accurately detecting these conditions and the risks associated with follow-up procedures.
Please sign our petition! The goverment need to start spending money on the NHS and this is a vital part that is being neglected! These babies are our future!! Lets take care of them!
3. Petition For Disclosure Of All Diagnoses At The Time Of Diagnosis
My son, Shane, was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm does not fully form allowing the abdominal organs to enter into the chest cavity, preventing the lungs from growing. I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and then another at 8 and a half months. The ultrasound was performed, and they said everything was OK but wouldn't give us any pictures until they gave in to my begging a few weeks later- only to give a picture of Shane's backside. An ultrasound at 8 months gestation on a baby who had virtually no left diaphragm, the majority of his abdominal organs in his chest, 2 heart murmurs, and a displaced heart, and they claimed they saw nothing.
When we requested Shane's medical records a few years later, there it was in black and white on the technician's note- "Stomach missing." They knew something was wrong and never told us, never did more testing, never referred us to a specialist. If we had known, had time to research, we never would have allowed Shane to be treated at the facility that he was transferred to after birth, a hospital with an extremely low CDH survival rate. If we had known, Shane wouldn't have been subjected to the trauma of a transfer and wouldn't have been delivered at a hospital that didn't even have a pediatrician in the building because it was after 5:00 p.m and he wouldn't have suffered many severe complications. Shane died in 1999 at age 6 and a half as a result of these complications. They had no right to withold information that could have saved my son's life.
4. Petition For Standard Certification Of All Ultrasound Technicians
My son, Shane, was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm does not fully form allowing the abdominal organs to enter into the chest cavity, preventing the lungs from growing. I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and then another at 8 and a half months. The ultrasound was performed, and they said everything was OK but wouldn't give us any pictures until they gave in to my begging a few weeks later- only to give a picture of Shane's backside. An ultrasound at 8 months gestation on a baby who had virtually no left diaphragm, the majority of his abdominal organs in his chest, 2 heart murmurs, and a displaced heart, and they claimed they saw nothing. When we requested Shane's medical records a few years later, there it was in black and white on the technician's note- "Stomach missing." They knew something was wrong and never told us, never did more testing, never referred us to a specialist. If we had known, had time to research, we never would have allowed Shane to be treated at the facility that he was transferred to after birth, a hospital with an extremely low CDH survival rate. If we had known, Shane wouldn't have been subjected to the trauma of a transfer and wouldn't have been delivered at a hospital that didn't even have a pediatrician in the building because it was after 5:00 p.m and he wouldn't have suffered many severe complications. Shane died in 1999 at age 6 and a half as a result of these complications. In the United States, ultrasound technicians do not have to be certified and there is no standards or laws on who can/cannot perform ultrasounds.