Thorup Tine J, Zingenberg Helle
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015 Jan;94(1):102-5. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12474. Epub 2014 Sep 23.
We have investigated prospectively how many pregnant women purchase ultrasound imaging before week 20, why they purchase scans, and which professional skills and certifications women expect the person performing the scan to have. In addition, we wanted to investigate whether the women were aware of any professional authorization procedures. Women attending the second trimester malformation scan of the Danish Prenatal Screening Program (n = 645) filled in a questionnaire about their use of non-medical ultrasound scans. Of these women, 154 (24%) had bought ultrasound scans: 50% wanted to have the fetal health and development checked and 49% wanted to find out the gender of the fetus. In addition, 68% felt that they received an evaluation of the fetal health state and 58% believed that there was legislation demanding a professional authorization needed to perform ultrasound imaging. This study shows that there is a significant demand among pregnant women for commercial ultrasound imaging of their fetus for various reasons. Knowledge of certifications and requirements for legal authorization is, however, sparse.
我们进行了前瞻性研究，调查有多少孕妇在孕20周前购买超声检查，她们购买超声检查的原因，以及她们期望进行超声检查的人员具备哪些专业技能和资质认证。此外，我们还想调查这些女性是否了解任何专业授权程序。参加丹麦产前筛查计划中期畸形扫描的女性（n = 645）填写了一份关于她们使用非医学超声扫描的问卷。在这些女性中，154名（24%）购买过超声扫描：50%的人想检查胎儿的健康和发育情况，49%的人想知道胎儿的性别。此外，68%的人认为她们得到了胎儿健康状况的评估，58%的人认为有法律规定进行超声检查需要专业授权。这项研究表明，出于各种原因，孕妇对胎儿商业超声成像有很大需求。然而，对资质认证和法律授权要求的了解却很少。
