Routine ultrasound before termination of pregnancy

Abstract

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Routine ultarsound for pregnancy termination requests increases women' choice and reduces inappropriate treatments

“…I am glad to have agreed with the findings of our colleagues for the last 20 years. Law and Wilkins 3 had even earlier reported similar results and suggested that scanning contributed much to management for these women. Our study and this new one do so as well.…”