Is ultrasound safe in pregnancy?

This post sheds some light on the truth about the recent claims made about ultrasound, and to advise parents-to-be whether or not these techniques are safe on their unborn babies

Photo courtesy of Miracle In Progress

Back in the Autumn of last year, I met with a pregnant Sam Bailey and her midwife from Miracle In Progress. It was the launch of a product that could look at babies in the womb in 4DHD and they were encouraging the press to pick it up - advertising the HD part of it, which was the new thing at the time.

I mention this as the current news about so called 'Souvenir Scans' took me back to that day - although Sam was well over the 10 week mark.

The Royal College of Obstetricians has recently advised that 'souvenir scans' should be banned for the first 10 weeks of pregnancy due to the potential harm of the high-frequency sound waves. A new scientific review has claimed that ultrasound – which uses sound waves to provide images of the fetus – could expose the unborn baby to unknown risks.

Face to face with 'X Factor' star's unborn baby

A few weeks ago, the 'X Factor' cog began to turn again, heralding the Autumn and therefore fires, curries, vino, and snuggles on the Saturday sofa for many couples. Si and I included; we love it! 

Around the same time, 37 year-old Sam Bailey, the 2013 'X Factor' winner, gave birth to her third child Miley Beau, a baby sister to Brooke, age nine, and Tommy age five.

As an 'X Factor' super viewer, I predicted Sam would win right from her first appearance, I'm certain I wasn't alone. I could not have predicted however, that the former prison warden, would be giving birth just as the new series kicked off. Nor could I have predicted that I would see the face of Sam's baby girl before pretty much the rest of the world - AND when she was actually still inside her mum.