Screening

Ultrasonography in Pregnancy

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
1996


Recommendation

Routine third-trimester ultrasound examination of the fetus is not recommendeed. There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine ultrasound examination in the second trimester in low-risk pregnant women.


Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Edition
Screening Ultrasonography in Pregnancy, 1996 (PDF File, 90 KB)


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