Oral poster abstractsCochrane meta-analysis about routine third trimester ultrasound included ultrasound of the 70's and 80's and no studies were really designed to answer that question. An adequate and contemporary trial would be needed. With a prospective study to describe practices, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a randomized trial. Methods: All women (n = 335) with a singleton foetus managed in our tertiary center since the beginning of their pregnancy and who delivered after 28 weeks were included prospectively over a 50-day period. Data about maternal characteristics, management of pregnancy and delivery, ultrasound practices and results were recorded. One hundred women had a brief personal interview to define their expectation and experience about third trimester ultrasound. Results: Women had 2.9 + / − 1.2 ultrasound scan during their pregnancy. All had a second trimester ultrasound and 53.7% had a third trimester ultrasound, without medical indication in 12.8%. Among ''low-risk'' pregnancy, 40% had a third trimester ultrasound. Of those, 21.6% were done for no medical indication. Among women interviewed who had a third trimester ultrasound scan, only 13.7% declared that this exam was stressful. Three quarter of the population interviewed would agree to join in a future trial. Conclusions: In our hospital, more than half of pregnant women had a third trimester ultrasound and this was not perceived as stressful. The recruitment for a randomized trial to evaluate the impact of routine third trimester scan on perinatal morbi-mortality in a lowrisk population will necessitate a multi-center collaboration as the sample size required is large. Until such trial is published, knowing that pregnant women will receive more than one ultrasound, health care resources should be planned for accordingly.
OP15.06Does second trimester ultrasound affect normal fetal physiology?