The moving face of the fetus–the changing face of medicine

Gorincour, Guillaume; Tassy, Sébastien; LeCoz, P.

doi:10.1002/uog.3885

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“…Concerns have also been raised about the role of additional scans in the construction of foetal personhood and the potential of this to complicate decisions about the management of the pregnancy where this might entail risk to the foetus or termination of the pregnancy (Gorincour et al . , Warwick ). Finally, commercial scans are considered by some to be ‘an indulgence’ (Watts ) – an unnecessary luxury, unequally available to pregnant women (Warwick ) and those women who make use of commercially available services have sometimes come in for criticism (see for example Robinson ).…”

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Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?

Roberts

Griffiths

Verran

et al. 2015

Sociology Health & Illness

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(2015). 'Why women seek commercial ultrasound scans during pregnancy'. Sociology of Health and Illness 37(4): 594--609.Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy? AbstractThe commercial availability of ultrasound scans for pregnant women has been controversial yet little is known about why women make use of such services. This article reports on semi--structured interviews with women in the UK who have booked a commercial scan, focusing on the reasons women gave for booking commercially provided ultrasound during a low--risk pregnancy.Participants' reasons for booking a scan are presented in five categories: finding out the sex of the foetus, reassurance, seeing the baby, acquiring keepsakes and facilitating bonding. Our analysis demonstrates that women's reasons for booking commercial scans are often multiple and are shaped by experiences of antenatal care as well as powerful cultural discourses related to 'good' parenting and the use of technology in pregnancy. Sociological and public debate about the availability of commercial ultrasound and its social and personal impacts should consider the wider socio--cultural context that structures women's choices to make use of such services. (153)

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Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?

Roberts

Griffiths

Verran

et al. 2015

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Ces pratiques, bien loin des préoccupa-tions médicales, ont été d'ailleurs condamnées par l'Académie de médecine. [13].…”

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Impact parental de l’échographie 3D/4D des fentes labiopalatines

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Huissoud

Bisch

et al. 2010

Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité

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“…The echographists' position is the result of a head-on clash between the diagnostic demands they are burdened with and the ever-increasing legal implications of the examination. This phenomenon has resulted in the appearance of FU 'boutiques' which are obviously not devoid of danger [26] .…”

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Ethical Issues on Pregnancy Termination: Impact of New Imaging Modalities

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Objective: To explicate the ontological statuses of both the fetus and neonate as a basis for clinical ethical judgments about the obligations of both physicians and pregnant women to protect the life and health of both the fetus and the neonate. Methods: Despite drastic changes in perinatology, there is still a legal separation between fetuses and neonates. Neonatal status remains specific because of the prohibition of ‘transgressing human life’. Nevertheless, the concept of a ‘prenatal human being’ recently emerged. While new technologies blur the fetus/neonate borderline, why is it still legal in many European countries to terminate a fetal life in the late stages of pregnancy? One might even support the idea that what is authorized before birth should also be after, thereby ‘fetalizing’ neonates. Results: The ‘personalistic’ approach is against this ‘fetalization’, considering that terminating a neonate life is ‘transgressive’. The ‘utilitarian’ model considers we cannot decide what is good for someone else, which justifies terminating the life of neonates who are not persons yet. A phenomenological view supports the ontological difference on our perceptions, differing whether we observe ultrasound fetal images or real neonatal pictures. Conclusion: This does not mean the weight of fetal images should be underestimated.

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The moving face of the fetus–the changing face of medicine

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?

Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?

Impact parental de l’échographie 3D/4D des fentes labiopalatines

Ethical Issues on Pregnancy Termination: Impact of New Imaging Modalities

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